Nice specimen, brings back beautiful memories of cycling in the early to mid 70s
ShineComfortable9827 on
Very similar to my classic, which I love and have got rid of newer bikes, in favour of…
New seat
New cassette
Tweak handle bars and upgrade tape for a little bit of extra padding….
You can even upgrade your rims to 700c….
Without the need to change brakes….
Or, are least, that’s what I did….
iMadrid11 on
I’m not a fan of down tube shifters. I prefer shifting gears next to my hand at the handlebars. Which is why I never got into riding road bikes as a kid. When I tried my dad’s road bike.
If I was to get this bike. I would have to upgrade it to Dual Control Levers aka Brifters. Where the brake lever and shifter lever are both integrated at the hoods. To make it rideable for me.
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Nice specimen, brings back beautiful memories of cycling in the early to mid 70s
Very similar to my classic, which I love and have got rid of newer bikes, in favour of…
New seat
New cassette
Tweak handle bars and upgrade tape for a little bit of extra padding….
You can even upgrade your rims to 700c….
Without the need to change brakes….
Or, are least, that’s what I did….
I’m not a fan of down tube shifters. I prefer shifting gears next to my hand at the handlebars. Which is why I never got into riding road bikes as a kid. When I tried my dad’s road bike.
If I was to get this bike. I would have to upgrade it to Dual Control Levers aka Brifters. Where the brake lever and shifter lever are both integrated at the hoods. To make it rideable for me.