Originally Posted by
PilotFishBob
I have your '72's twin, though mine has a cotterless crank. Bought it for $50, it had been hanging upside down in the PO's garage rafters for 30+ years... I left the Simplex gear on but I keep a close eye on it (especially the FD). Shifting was decent after I did some tweaking, not going to replace until the inevitable Delrin cracking starts. Ride-wise there's no doubt, these are great bikes.
I'm hoping that mine will clean up that nice!
What tires are those? I've been riding mine on the very old tires it came with, they are in ok shape, but not confidence inspiring when descending at high speed!
Lack of tire selection for the 27" rims is apparent, The Pasela is easily available, but I'd like a more road specific tire, preferably in 1 1/4".