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Ad came up, I called and brought it home right away. Why? It's ugly, it's in a rather bad condition and it's nowhere near high-end. I still love it.
Here are some crappy pics directly from the ad.
Seatpost isn't frozen, didn't check the stem yet, but it shouldn't be either. The frame has some paint chips, but nothing worse as far as I could check. The current groupset is mainly Altus A10, with a C10 RD. Wheels are probably mismatched, front has an Exage hub, I couldn't see any markings on the rear one so far.
The master plan:
#1: I buy a first edition Deore LX set today for very cheap.
#2: I strip the bike, clean everything, save what worths it, trash the other.
#3: I take the wheels to the LBS for truing.
#4: Put everything together.
#5: Sell / give it to dad / ride - dunno yet, middle option has the highest prio.
Let the fun begin!