Received this bike as a gift from a co-worker.
Unfortunately, it was no longer fully roadworthy and my wife didn't want me to have another bike. I was able to agree with her that the parts should not cost more than one tank of gas.
So I had to try hit & miss a few parts of unknown Chinese origin.
Rear derailleur for 3€, shift brake lever with rear sprocket 35€, Bowden cables with sleeves for 8€, front and rear rim brakes 20€, handlebar tape 9€.
All in all, I just managed to stay under 80€, but only because I still had an almost new wheelset lying around and I‘m still using some of the old parts from the 80s. Frankenstein style, with parts from France, Japan and even China.
The most difficult part was to widen the rear arm to fit the 130mm wide wheel when the original was still 120mm wide.
But the effort was is worth, rides super smooth, the old steel frame is more comfortable than my current daily with aluminum frame and carbon fork.
by Ollie_Dee