Repack Rider
Senior Retro Guru
I saw this '88 Montare in a garage with the tyres rotting off, so I offered the owner $50 for it. I realized from the speed of his acceptance that he was ready to pay me to haul it away. It looked like it had been stored a lot longer than it had been ridden.
I spent another $110 on tyres, cables and whatnot, and now it is perfectly suitable as a town bike for someone a foot shorter than I am. From a collector's standpoint it isn't valuable, with the cheap Fisher frame, the universally derided BioPace chainset, and the Roller-Cam Sport (AKA "Mud Shelf") brake.
I plan to give it to a friend who fits it and who needs a bike more than I need this one.
I spent another $110 on tyres, cables and whatnot, and now it is perfectly suitable as a town bike for someone a foot shorter than I am. From a collector's standpoint it isn't valuable, with the cheap Fisher frame, the universally derided BioPace chainset, and the Roller-Cam Sport (AKA "Mud Shelf") brake.
I plan to give it to a friend who fits it and who needs a bike more than I need this one.
