Friend Tony G, of the beautiful bikes (see also here and here), gifted my with an old-school Shimano 105 2x8 groupset.
I had initially thought to donate it to the New Brunswick Bike Exchange, but it's too nice. The shifters appear to be in fine working order. That saddle is a Selle Italia with titanium rails.
It needs some cleanup and TLC, but it's lovely. The tires need to be replaced, and I may not use the chain that came in the bag... but also included was a bottom bracket and a set of downtube cable stops.
I'm gonna wait until The Excellent Wife (TEW) sees this post... and then I might start looking for a frame to hang this stuff on. It's geared way too high for this old man (I'll never climb a hill on a 53x39, 11x23), but it might be just the thing for a slow, elegant, flat ride.
There is NO WAY I'm giving this up.
53 and 11x23, Yeah that's painful on most hills. Sourlands ... well that's real pain. You'll be standing on the Rt 31 area climbs.
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