Originally Posted by
beech333
Ahhh. You're the one that beat me to it. I hope it turns out to be a really nice ride as it was an attractive bike. I'm glad it went to a fellow C&Ver and wasn't turned into fixie/SS. Just tell me that it was a lemon.
If you decide to flip it, let me know and I may still be interested.
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Sorry!
Well the price just went up
because I ordered new rims/spokes/tires/tubes/tape... and I'm going to need a rear derailleur because that was missing and was probably the reason it is in such good shape. I figure it broke early on and caused the bike to go into deep freeze once the owner got discouraged.
Quite right... It will NOT become a fixie/SS! I am polishing up the Normandy hubs and will build the new wheels up to be as original looking as possible. The rims as found were rusty and dented and warped so I don't feel at all bad about vanquishing them.
I will post photos when I get it on the road. If you are in Chicago we can meet up so you can take it for a spin... and get some Lemonade.
