David Feldman <feldmans1@earthlink.net> wrote on:
Friday, January 17, 2003 7:57 AM P.S.T. <snip>
> Combine a more skilled and attentive assembly with modern improvements in
> small things--cables, pads, where to grease/distrust of factory bearing
> installation and frame alignment--and those bikes would work much better
> than in their day of manufacture with fewer mechanical and wear problems.
> Yes? No?
David,
Yes! Not only do I concur, but I also recommend that for those of you out there that have not tried this approach(I know that many of you have) find a mid range bike with mid range components and thoroughly go through it as David suggests. You will be quite surprised at the results.
Regards,
Jim Narlesky
San Jose, CA