Found an old nishiki catalog that says the VTs are cast; nothing to scream about either way. The Maxy's are quite a bit lighter and look cool imo. That ARX rd doesn't quite have the capacity but long as I don't cross chain it, it's fine. May put my Mountech rd on there but, it works as is, so...
It was well maintained , came apart easier than any other resto project in recent memory. VO bars, nitro stem, upgraded suntour shifters, KKT pedals. Rims were in too good a shape to discard but I'll probably lace up some 700c fat-ish tires for it eventually. Not sure why people hate Mailliard hubs so much ... but, found some pretty suntour hubs on eBay so went with that. Picked up another useable gear, down low where my old legs need it. Campy skewers, so there
Not terribly heavy, considering. Fun bike. Good enough for a grocery getter anyway. Pretty quick, or at least it feels quick.
