Can you see what it is yet?

[bikeworkshop]

I will try to ride it a few times to see what it feels like since it is such an icon of its time.. There is plenty of seat post height available.

Rock hard yet fragile.
If you raise the post enough you will crack the frame at the weld

Crack-n-fail?

Innit.

 

[winjohn]

Is it worth rationalising if you're flipping?
Amyou must be planning to sell to discerning collectors, a famously deep pocketed group.

I have the luxury of not needing to make a profit on my hobby and I happen to have the bits and pieces to hand to reinstate it to its original spec so why not. There's something not quite right about having those canti hangers being left redundant.

 

[bikeworkshop]

I have the luxury of not needing to make a profit on my hobby and I happen to have the bits and pieces to hand to reinstate it to its original spec so why not. There's something not quite right about having those canti hangers being left redundant.

If you're swapping parts around with similar value, there's not necessarily a parts cost.

And if a bike is more original, it's much easier to be relaxed and confident about its quality and value - from a salesman's perspective.
A happy seller is more effective, that's for sure.

 

[mk one]

nice find.

Ride really nice, regret selling mine.

 

[27motorhead]

The irony is, is that if you fit the original cantilevers to the bike and sell it, many buyers will retrofit V brakes are they are still deemed as retro!!!

 

[grantoury]

The irony is, is that if you fit the original cantilevers to the bike and sell it, many buyers will retrofit V brakes are they are still deemed as retro!!!

 

[bikeworkshop]

Just sell them the Vs as an optional upgrade
Then your laughing