Thanks! I've been watching it drop in price on Craigslist for a while--I would have jumped sooner, actually, but I've had other projects that needed financial attention.


Oh man, I'm not sure. To be honest, this is the first bike I've ever owned with a derailer setup--I've been doing the IGH thing. The rear der says "SIS Shimano" on it, and the brake hoods say "Dia-Compe" but no model that I see beyond that.

I guess I'm the fourth owner. The very nice fellow who sold it to me told me about the first two owners, who knew each other and did tour with the bike a fair amount in the US and Mexico. And this last guy tried to ride it for about a year, but the bike is substantially too big for him.

It needs a new saddle and bar tape, and I want to add front racks and fenders, too. And the tires that are on it are fairly new, but they're no-name junkers that I'll probably swap out before they're worn out. Other than that, I think it just needs a basic drivetrain cleaning. Oh, and there's a little bit of play in the headset--not much, but just a touch that I notice when walking the bike. I can't feel it at all riding. I'm not very mechanically inclined--how might I go about adjusting that, or should I just take the whole thing in for a good tuneup when I scrape some more cash together? It feels really good for the moment, anyway, and it looks like the drivetrain has been well maintained.