Moved to a small town that’s a lot more bike friendly than the suburban hellscape I previously lived in, and only have one car now. My wife works in the next city over so she gets the car, and I’ve spent my unemployed time fixing up my neglected relic and turned it into a daily driver. I needed a new derailer, brake housings and bar tape. Got that done and am gonna put some new tires once I start getting some paychecks. Tires are fine for now, but are very narrow and we have a lot of dirt roads and paths and I want some wider tires. Added a bag to the top bar that has a clear slot for a phone so I can nav around while I’m still learning the lay of the land. Also got an under saddle bag for a spare tube, a tire lever and a c02 cart. Got my hand pump attached to the same mount as my bottle. This month I’ve put 60 miles on it after not riding for at least 4 years and while my cheeks were killing me the first week I’m feeling great now. I thought riding down small roads would be nerve racking, but the roads are so empty people pass with plenty of room and are generally very courteous.
Mine started rattling in the pedal part some years ago, thought that after like 35 years it surely needed replacing something. Shop said they just tightened it up, no need for anything to be changed. Fantastic.
Here’s an ugly garage shot 😁
I had some hair that somehow made its way into the hub ratcheting mechanism, and in cleaning that out, I lost a single ball bearing. I had to buy like a 1000 pack of ball bearings just to replace the one. Other than that, the chain, and bar tape, everything is original.
I did recently decide that I might as well do a complete tear down over winter while I wasn’t riding it, so it’s currently in pieces that I probably need to reassemble now that it’s spring.