Originally Posted by
carleton
At a minimum you'd have to replace:
Tires
Tubes
Rim tape
chain
grip tape
brake cables
durailer cables
And that's assuming that nothing mechanical needs to be replaced. Then add the cost of the SS rear wheel + ACS freewheel.
It's fun restoring old bikes...if it's worth restoring.
This does look like a Continental, and as such is worth little to no effort. But that's exactly the route the OP just indicated he's going to take, leaving it essentially as-is and removing the shifters + derailers. No new wheel / freewheel. I don't see how it's possible to know that all these other items need to be replaced from a grainy photo. Why would a SS need a derailer cable? It's not even a decent bike, but if the OP really just needs a beater for cruising around, this laundry list is an exaggeration.