Originally Posted by
Sirrus Rider
It's fairly apparent that this is not a historically significant bike so modification will not impact it (not like it hasn't already been modified). I'm willing to bet that that thing started out with drop bars and was fairly low end when new.
If it were me I would take the suggestion of putting rack and fenders on it and then set some money aside for a dedicated road bike.
Oh, totally. I'm under no illusion that I'm dealing with a real top-notch bike. You guys are starting to make some sense, though. Maybe I will use this for bombing around the city and getting to work and save my pennies this winter so I can get a "real" road bike for longer rides come springtime.
Putting clipless pedals on this as is wouldn't be totally ridiculous, right? I have road shoes for spin class anyway, so I figure what the hey.