I was recently given an old Suteki bike from the 1980's, and I want to brush it up and use it as a commuter since I plan to go back to school soon. Given that this is my first bike that hasn't been from Walmart, I'm kind of new to the bike building/upgrading scene so everything I know about components I've learned in the past hour or so via Google.
Here's the low down: It has Shimano 600 front and rear deraileurs, and some tourney brakes. It uses lever shifters that are mounted above the fork and below the handlebars on the headtube, one of which doesn't work at all, and the other which only works halfway. I'm not sure if this is normal or fixable. The brakes don't work unless you depress them all the way down, and even then, they only provide a small amount of stopping power. I'm sure this is fixable with a small amount of adjustments and replacing the brake pads. The chain and wheel spokes are rusted over, and I'm guessing will have to be replaced.
Upon further research, It seems that the Shimano 2200 (2300) entry-level groupset fits my needs, but are the newer (2010-2011) parts compatible with my 1980's bike? What other options would you guys recommend. I'm trying to spend under $200 making this ridable around campus and the city.
Much thanks
Here's the low down: It has Shimano 600 front and rear deraileurs, and some tourney brakes. It uses lever shifters that are mounted above the fork and below the handlebars on the headtube, one of which doesn't work at all, and the other which only works halfway. I'm not sure if this is normal or fixable. The brakes don't work unless you depress them all the way down, and even then, they only provide a small amount of stopping power. I'm sure this is fixable with a small amount of adjustments and replacing the brake pads. The chain and wheel spokes are rusted over, and I'm guessing will have to be replaced.
Upon further research, It seems that the Shimano 2200 (2300) entry-level groupset fits my needs, but are the newer (2010-2011) parts compatible with my 1980's bike? What other options would you guys recommend. I'm trying to spend under $200 making this ridable around campus and the city.
Much thanks