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Found this one by just missing on a Panasonic, then asking seller if he had any other "old" bikes for sale. He offered a "really light" bike, of unknown make which he had crashed & put in his shed. Brought this Zeus out. Had a bent fork & frame, but front wheel somehow unscathed. Don't remember price paid, but we were at $50 vs $25 near the end so somewhere in between. Asked local builder Bill Stevenson if it could be repaired & he said sure, but had to be worth his time. Picked bike up with 2 fingertips & said "This is definitely worth my time".

Bike was missing brakes/levers, front derailleur. Did have a Shimano Crane rear DR in good, not great condition. I found NOS SunTour Superbe front DR & Superbe Pro rear DR plus NOS Galli brakes + Zeus shift levers at a local swap meet. Touched up paint, Cyclemondo decals, CLA bearings, added new tires & rode the bike for a while, but it was just slightly to big for me, so gave it to my oldest son(@ 6'1", he just needed a longer seat post). He took off the hammered fenders, pedal clips & straps, so I moved them to other bikes along with the simplex seat post and Brooks saddle. Don

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