The year is uncertain but it's probably a 1986 model.  It has 130mm spacing and will be built up with six-speed gear.  This thing needs a lot of love as it was not in great cosmetic shape by any means.  It's being worked on slowly trying to buff out the worst of the offenses to the aluminum.  There is some chain suck but not too serious.  The finish is probably too far gone to get a really nice polish out of it so this bike will be a brushed finish. Actually, the brushed finish is the nicest so it's hardly a last resort choice.  Still, it's going to take a lot of time to get it right.  Some parts, like the seat aren't taking a lot of work, the downtube is a different matter.  Well, some day it will be done.

You can see from the pictures that the welds aren't quite as high quality as some of their later work but they are nice enough.  The one picture of the bike next to the couch is how the bike looked when it arrived.  The first reaction to it was, "Hmmmm....this is going to take some time."  Oh well, it's no hurry to get it together.  I did pick up an American stem for it.  It was anodized black and it was the intention to remove the anodization and brush the stem.  However, after seeing it, the decision was made to leave it as is since the stem is in near perfect condition.  Just leave it alone.  Well, there you go, an early American Comp-Lite.

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