The fork doesn’t have proper dropouts, the tubing was squashed flat and slots cut fit the axle. The rear dropouts are stamped steel instead of forged, and attached very cheaply. The frame is made out of cheap heavy steel.
Steel, one piece crank cannot be upgraded, most parts are heavy steel and rusty. The chrome steel rims will not stop when wet.
I don’t know why anyone would mount the brake levers so far down on the handlebars. The only plus is they don’t have the incorrectly named “safety levers”.
Any money you put into fixing it up would likely be more than the bike is worth.
The year is on the sticker in the last photo. The bike is 40 years old.
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Nah. Like the other commenter said, it’s a super cheap bike. $20 isn’t some crazy special thrift store score, it’s what b this bike would be priced at on FB Marketplace and STILL struggle to sell. It’s fine if you need a cheap beater, but as a project to actually put time and effort into? Pass
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I wouldn’t pay $20 for it.
It’s an extremely low end bike from long ago.
The fork doesn’t have proper dropouts, the tubing was squashed flat and slots cut fit the axle. The rear dropouts are stamped steel instead of forged, and attached very cheaply. The frame is made out of cheap heavy steel.
Steel, one piece crank cannot be upgraded, most parts are heavy steel and rusty. The chrome steel rims will not stop when wet.
I don’t know why anyone would mount the brake levers so far down on the handlebars. The only plus is they don’t have the incorrectly named “safety levers”.
Any money you put into fixing it up would likely be more than the bike is worth.
The year is on the sticker in the last photo. The bike is 40 years old.
Nah. Like the other commenter said, it’s a super cheap bike. $20 isn’t some crazy special thrift store score, it’s what b this bike would be priced at on FB Marketplace and STILL struggle to sell. It’s fine if you need a cheap beater, but as a project to actually put time and effort into? Pass