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Five speed Friday! Picked up a nice little Cruiser 5 today. Looks like it’s going to need some loving. Not sure about the shifter and derailer, however, it shift through all five gears just fine. The atom drum needs some parts/reconnecting…but otherwise a nice start. Head badge stamp is 1261. Headtube: MR620050
Five speed Friday! Picked up a nice little Cruiser 5 today. Looks like it’s going to need some loving. Not sure about the shifter and derailer, however, it shift through all five gears just fine. The atom drum needs some parts/reconnecting…but otherwise a nice start. Head badge stamp is 1261. Headtube: MR620050
I think all the '81 Cruiser 5's were still using Shimano's "Positron" derailleur, but the cables for those are a different design and fairly scarce, so swapping out the derailleur was probably just easier. Unless you're a stickler for originality, I'd just go with it.
I think all the '81 Cruiser 5's were still using Shimano's "Positron" derailleur, but the cables for those are a different design and fairly scarce, so swapping out the derailleur was probably just easier. Unless you're a stickler for originality, I'd just go with it.
The Positron cables are still readily available in a variety of colors, but the grey cables originally used on the Cruiser 5 seem to be the hardest ones to get.
Five speed Friday! Picked up a nice little Cruiser 5 today. Looks like it’s going to need some loving. Not sure about the shifter and derailer, however, it shift through all five gears just fine. The atom drum needs some parts/reconnecting…but otherwise a nice start. Head badge stamp is 1261. Headtube: MR620050
Here’s a 78 Klunker 5 I just picked up this week. Looks to be all original and complete. Chainguard has been blacked out at some point. You can see the work “klunker” if you look hard at the close up of the guard. I’m guessing the dealer did it during the time of the lawsuit over the name. Will be for sale soon.
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