Telling Secrets

Well, I don't want to be too mysterious, so here's the new bike project:

It's a Fuji touring bike, mid-80s from the looks of it.  I swapped the wheels, before I took these pictures, but other than that, this is the "before" shot.

 I love Fuji bikes, and I love touring bikes.  So, when I got a chance to trade for this, I jumped at it.  The bike has a lot of cool tuches, like the chromed and pantagraphed fork crown...

 ...the stylized Mt. Fuji head tube badge...

 ...and quad-butted tubing.  It also had the chainstay-mounted extra spokes, which act as a chain-slap preventer, but I forgot to take a picture of it.  Next time...

It has a little wear and tear on it, including this little shallow dent in the downtube.  But, overall, it is in good shape and has a pleasing patina.

I am hoping that my new brakes will allow enough adjustment to line up the pads with the 700c rims on these wheels.  If not, I'll make them work, anyway.  I would just prefer that it be easy, for once.

I bid on some 8-speed Campy bar-end shifters, on eBay.  I was really hoping to get them, and round out the drivetrain with Campy parts.  But, even though I bid a stupid amount for them ($122.00!), I still lost the auction. I just bought some Shimano Ultegra bar-ends to put on, instead.  I'll run friction, at half the cost.

Now, I suppose, I need to sell the Nishiki road bike with the gold SunTour cranks to someone.  This bike will take the place of that one.

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