The 1979 Peter Mooney. The frame arrived UPS at my apartment mid-May, 1979. Current mileage: 49,875. Scheduled to ride the weekend Cycle Oregon Gravel Grinder next week and the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder 4 1/2 weeks later. Then, if all goes as planned, the gravel gear comes off and it goes back to being a plush road fix gear while my best fix gear gets its fork painted in time for the weeklong Cycle Oregon. The Mooney gets its 2nd re-paint when it (and I) get some downtime.
This gravel setup is its 4th iteration of setup. Originally a late '70s almost racing except a third inner 28 tooth ring and cantilever brakes. Sewups until early '90s. Got SunTour Command shifters, their "Microdrive" crankset and 1980s Shimano canti calipers mid '90s. Two years ago it went gravel worthy triple chainline fix gear. (So I could run true mountain gearing on a not very long Campy horizontal dropout.) Now I have kicked the seat back an inch with handlebars back and up to match. 50-38-24 X 13-28 7-speed FW. Oh, the new forks, 1984, have bosses for LowRiders and the bike has done short unsupported tours.
This bike was conceived as a do everything bike. It's done a lot. With good wheels and gear, still rides like new.
Ben
