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I could nab old HiTen road bike for a case of beer off from frend, and was thinking it might be nice beater project. That got me thinking what sort of paths I'd realistically would have? From catalog and pictures I've gathered that it has
>Shimano Exage 250 groupset and cantilever brakes, 2x6
>can't say for sure for age, but the model itself is from late 1980's
>has butterfly shifters next to the stem on the drop bars
>the BB seems to be okay, there's no visible rust etc
>seat is ruined
>going to need new tires, old ones are getting threadbare
I was thinking of one of the following
>slapping a single speed conversion kit, new chain, brooks saddle and new tape on it and using that as a beater/commuter bike, sell it to a hipster if I don't like it
>spread out the rear triangles, get new hub, upgrade to 2x9 or something and use it as a road bike over when the roads melt
>go full period correct autism, try to find better shifters (barend, downtube, w/e) and keep it mostly as it were
Any other ideas? I am too concerned about the effort this would take, just something I can tinker on with few beers over the weekends. Thanks.
