thanks guys for all the interest!

Interestingly,
the SCHRODER frame uses ishiwata tubing and suntour dropouts, not sure of lug brand.
I was surprised that a danish shop would use all japanese products.

It would be fun to see the order form, or just the options available, when he bought it!
(original owner) steve said it had the same/similar schroder stickers on it in original paint too.
Another cool thing is he had the axle "pads" chromed!
I really like the feel of the bike, like a good distance bike should feel.

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The PALETTI bike has grown on me.
At first I thought it was corny looking,
but I'm appreciating the 80's race gaudiness that this era practiced.
The airbrush is really sharp on that white pearl, and the stickers are so brittle-true italian.

It would be really neat to finish this bike off proper,
i had never shifted a super record before, and man it is like butter (rear anyway),
so light and fast, responsive.
Its tricky to see but the rear wheel almost hits, well not really, the seatpost tube.
Its like the wheel is more underneath the seat.
The other HUGE difference is the low 10.5" high bottom bracket!
I was a little surprised pedaling on a turn when the pedal scraped!
Lotsa fun though especially on hills, so light too.

I'm going to do whatever I can now to keep these two,
actually craigslisted an old shelby cruiser and a high-wheeler I never rode to keep the money flow!


Thanks guys for all the interest,
i'll post or just swap out to better pics as soon as I find the camera!

TP



Kurt, i can't see any thread numbers easily to tell you about the bottom bracket...