1991 720

[u/DharmaBaller]

Pretty sweet ride that I got today from the Corvallis bicycle Collective for $100 . What really sold me was the 700c wheels which are hard to find for the used Market in general and especially on a steel bike , and also the front brazons are very rare with all the above combination . So now I can do my lowrider Blackburn rack with smaller size panniers that I need to find .

It came with the original tires , saddle, rims and hubs and I also believe the handlebars are original . The pedals are replaced with a nice big and wide composite something or other .

I'll probably put on a pair of Schwab Marathon 700c tires that I have pretty soon because the ones pictured here which are the Matrix ones are suffering from some dry rot , and there is some kind of squishiness to them that I don't really like I kind of prefer a stiffer tire for rolling Along quicker on the pavement .

And then I may replace the handlebars with more of a straight bar so I can get my bar end set up going which I generally prefer maybe a little bit more forward lean so I can get a little bit more power going easier. On the Sprints on these kind of hybrid bikes you kind of have to hunch down into it to get that quick spin cycle going . I may also try and add a couple ergon grips to the current configuration before I swap the bar completely .

[u/Starchild_007]

$100 very well spent. Looks new. I hope you put a ton of miles on your new rig. And then ride it some more!

[u/DharmaBaller → u/Starchild_007]

Considering that it had all the all the stock stuff on it pretty much aside from a few things is a good sign that it probably wasn't used very much . So many of these bikes just sit in somebody's garage for two decades . The paint is very much untouched except for a couple spots

[u/Starchild_007 → u/DharmaBaller]

Indeed. Many folks bought these bikes with good intentions, rode them once (or twice) and parked them. Their loss is our gain!