My company now has multiple buildings, and I find myself spending a lot of time walking. So, I consulted my friendly local CL, which turned up this little guy:
It's too small for me and in pretty rough shape, but for $20, I figured I could make it work.
It seems to be a hodgepodge of parts, but from what I can find online, these were pretty high quality bikes back in the day. I'll probably convert it to single speed, since I don't really see myself using the lever style front derailleur and the rear is not the original (pretty sure, since it's marked Schwinn). It has nice lugs and tubing anyway.
Now I'm trying to figure out if I can cram it in my Miata with the hardtop on if I take the wheels off...
In reply to cmcgregor :
At a glance the lugs & construction remind me of a 1970’s Raleigh & believe the built bikes that were rebranded for other companies too.
Rust external and possible internal
In reply to Alfaromeoguy :
Lol. Oh really? I hadn't noticed.
70s british frame maker. Mid level, nothing special. They were all lugged, brazed frames back then.
cmcgregor said:
In reply to Alfaromeoguy :
Lol. Oh really? I hadn't noticed.
Check out the gcn show website. Look for:" challenges" bike race, no chain, another challenge that looks like they stole it from top gear, way to funny, I think it is a 100 pound ( as in money " challenge.
All of the bearings were completely dry, so I pulled everything apart, added some grease, spent $20 on a new chain and some replacement grips, and now for a total of $40 I have something that will be more than sufficient to get me the ~mile between buildings.
