I am about to complete a resurrection of my '78 Viscount and since I will be riding the bike for training and fun I am looking for a bottle cage(s) and I have no braze ons to attach, it needs clamps. What was did a bottle cage look like in those days? I have an old SS cage that cleaned up very nicely which I may use that is nothing more than a solid SS wire that was molded and welded to make a cage around the bottle, is this a copy of the cage in those days? It had a buckle on the front of it that was heavily rusted that did not add any stability to the cage as it is fairly stiff without it. Also I have ordered an 8 speed chain (Sachs) to use with this 6 speed hyperglide freewheel, any compatability problems with this setup?
Thanks.
Bill Stitt, Darlington, PA