Santuri32

The V-brakes may have tension adjusting screws, try a small phillips. Also check that the wheel is perfectly centered. There should not be doubts about your bosses, top set in the stays are for a rear carrier, bottom of the seat stay bridge and rear on the chainstay are for a fender as you suspect, front fender shares a support trough the hole in the fork for the front reflector and the loop screws on the fork end. My terminology is way off.

Sagi57

Again, as always thanks all for the info. Took the bike to FCW to find out brake problem is mixed components. Capillary brake levers (oem) and the updated v-brakes. So I bought v-brake levers and new brake cables. I'll tinker with that later.
. I also bought a Trek Antelope 830 there for my winter ride. Used fenders to go on also. No pictures yet, I had to leave it, I could only get one bike at a time home. Tomorrow I'll head down to pick up the Antelope.

Sagi57

So here's my "newer" winter bike, an 830, a '92 as far as I can tell by searching the net. I got the bike and the fenders from Franklinton Cycle Works. I like how the 50's Agua fender matches the Trek decal on the downtube

So the RD is a Shimano Acera X. Not sure where that's on the Shimano hierarchy but I'm sure it'll be good for winter. I've rode it a few times back and forth to work, it's a fun ride but the fatter wheels, fatter than my road bike, that slow the ride down a bit, and that odd inner front gear... However I don't think I'll be thinking on that when I plow through when the snow comes to Columbus.

Sagi57

So reseaching on the net I see that Shimano Acera was put out to compensate, work w teenagers and beginners. Its able to handle the rough treatment and be easy to maintain. Re; better for the rough winters and more forgiving. Just what I need here in Ohio for our winters. Yeah!
I don't get much info on Acera X series and I'll just assume it's an upgrade from Acera. Any thoughts?

T-Mar

Acera was actually the successor to Acera-X, with the latter being the 1st generation of the Acera series. Acera-X was produced for the 1995-1998 model years. It's was 7th in Shimano range of 8 ATB groups, being positioned between STX and Altus. Depending on where you look in the 1995 catalogue, it's described as either "mid-range" or "entry level". In 1995, Acera-X bicycles typically fell into the $300 - $400US price range.

Sagi57

Thanks again T-Mar. I read that the Acera RD was a setup for 8-9 gears. The X being a precursor answers the "but I've got 7 gears, where's mine fit in?" question.