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Apollo II. I sold it before I came over here. Owned this for about 15yr? Paid $70 at a garage sale when I was in primary school I think.
Used it through school and uni. Used it as shop/pub bike. Almost never locked. Almost every part on it bent from crashes.
Could only use big ring. Headset was shimmed with electrical tape. Bars leant to the left. Cranks loose. Spokes rusted tight so wheels couldn't be trued.
Pedals were BMX Bear Traps with the cages removed ($1ea at another garage sale).
Wheels were scammed of brother from another garage sale. I was obsessed with getting "alloy" (alu) bits on it everywhere.
Had a Vetta C-60 speedo on it that was worth almost as much as the bike.