Yes, it did have a dynohub originally. The wiring is still there. And yes, I plan to ride it to work tomorrow. Should be fun.
--Eric N Sent from my iPad2 On Oct 2, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 09:51 -0700, Eric Norris wrote: >> I found this bike yesterday at a yard sale ... for $5. So far, I have >> another $40 invested to replace a few items, but this still ranks as one of >> my all-time great yard sale finds. >> >> With a few exceptions--primarily the saddle and post, which had been changed >> out for a heinous modern setup--the bike was all original. It took an >> afternoon of elbow grease and a little adjusting to get it in the condition >> shown in the photos. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/sets/72157627800936626/with/6204268602/ >> >> It needs another $10 or so in parts (new cotter pin and cable stop), but >> that's about all. The tires are in great condition ... the tubes even hold >> air. I plan to spend a little more time with some Simichrome to clean up a >> little more of the corrosion on a few of the small parts. >> >> I plan to enjoy riding this to work and around town here in Davis. > > What a nice find (and what a fantastic price)! I'm not sure it's /all/ > original, though: didn't those come with a Dynohub to power the > headlight? And that appears to be missing. Around town and to work, > that's exactly what this bike was made for. Lovely! > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
