> From: themaaslands@comcast.net
>Apart from the obvious precaution to check out that the >derailleurs are not Valentino (which would seem unlikely >with the alloy bars), is there anything else that I can >get my non-bicycle knowledgeable friend to check?
Name brands on components and see if a magnet sticks? Things like rims, seatpost, cranks. Quick realeases on hubs. I suppose this loses some validity if the bikes are from the 60's?
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA