Well I adjusted the front derailleurs today. Between two sprockets, it wouldn’t go into the high one, so I had to tighten it up. That part was easy.
The hard part was adjusting the front brake so the cable would go through a fitting that was designed for it, took a while.
Took it for a quick 3 miler up to the lake.
Finally found my old Schwinn receipt. For a V43, back in 85, it cost 600 bucks. But that bike was seriously tripped out - quick release on the brakes, quick release on the wheels, you name it!
But it was LIGHT compared to this bike.
And since I have now over 100 invested in this bike, I’m thinking about backing off and buying a GOOD touring bike... time will tell...
Update:
I bought another bike. It’s a Nishiki hybrid, made around 1993 or so.
Aluminum frame. Quick release wheels, quick release brakes, rotary speed shifters on the front handlebars. 10 bucks!
But it needed work - so I took it to the bike shop.
They looked at it and said they couldn’t fix it.
So I bought the parts and fixed it myself, which at my age is getting a bit more difficult, I don’t have as much hand-eye coordination as I used to.
But it is up to par now!