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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Northern California
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Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
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After seeing what Aubergine made of one of these lugless frames, I feel some real suspense toward this bike's outcome.
It really does look like it was pulled from the trash (but thankfully not left outside to rust), and my own experience with these later Peugeot models suggests it will be a really good-handling and good-riding bike.
Getting the cotters out without damage can be done with the use of a propane torch after heating to where some smoke is issuing from the big end of the arm when you pull the torch away. The stock cotters are actually of particularly high quality, so best of luck with finding rust-free bearings and with getting the bb and headset parts looking decent.