Originally Posted by
AdventureManCO
Just in case anyone was wondering if the Cimarron came with a silver ano'd Nitto stem, it did NOT
The stem was not just not stuck, it was . I mean, the thing just pulled right now. There is art in this bike, if only for the juxtaposition of how loose the stem was, with also at the same time how stuck the seatpost seems to be. This thing sat out in the weather for a long, long time.
And it is just barely
my size |
not my size, therefore it should be fun to actually ride it and see which side it falls on!
That is the most severe fading I have seen. Usually the black just turns brown. But, given the way the other paint looks, I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
I was fixing up a bike for my niece a couple weeks ago and found the fixed cup of the bottom bracket in the same "
extravagantly not stuck" condition. To say it was "finger tight" would be generous. It was also a Schwinn.
