I found a specialized expedition. It is a cool bike. From the date code on the components I think it is a 83. It has a deore rear derailleur, a "deer head" front, but suntour shifters and suntour brakes. It is in decent shape, but it has a fair number of scrapes. I bought it from original owner, and she had toured with it all over. So it has some use.

I was hoping my wife would like it, but it is a 56cm and might be too large. I don't know why I can't ever find anything in a 54cm.

I am going to clean it up, and let me wife try it out. If she doesn't like it I will try and flip it or trade it away.

With this in mind what should I do with the brakes? The brake levers are Superbe, the brakes themselves are Mavic. The hoods are trashed, and they are not easy to squeeze. I found some hoods at loose screws for 18 bucks. But I am not sure if that is the best approach. I can buy new Tektro aero levers for just a bit more. If my wife was going to keep the bike, I would probably do that because they are easier to squeeze. But if I end up selling it, would the Tektro levers be detrimental?

Jared