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Any thoughts/recommendations on my bike?
I haven't owned a bike in about 5 years but recently moved to Sacramento and cycling seems like a viable transportation option now. I am about 5 miles from downtown and there are plenty of dedicated bike trails/bridges.
I didn't want to get a walmart bike but I also didn't particularly feel like spending a fortune, so I found this on craigslist for $40. It looks like this bike originally MSRP'd for about $350. One of the shifters was busted and a lot of the brake/derailleur cables were rusty so I replaced the shifters and all of the lines, only cost about $20. I am contemplating replacing the tires/tubes but I have them inflated to about 45 PSI and they have not been giving me any trouble.
I also decided to re-use a 10mm master lock I had and use it with a case-hardened 10mm chain, wrapped in duct tape. Isn't too heavy. I also have a separate cable for the front wheel because it is a quick release and would be easy to steal.
It rides pretty nice now that i've put some work into it. The brakes use a yoke which was a pain in the ass but i have them adjusted to hit center-rim.
Curious if anyone has any recommendations or if there is anything blatantly stupid I'm doing that might warrant /n/-specific autistic shreiking.
