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Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
10-30-23, 04:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,471
Posted By gesta

I’ve done around 250-270km per day over the...

I’ve done around 250-270km per day over the period of 8 days (twice). At first days, it’s possible to collect kms to ”bank” so I did ride around 400, 350, 300km per day, but that was not sustainable...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-23, 08:35 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 919
Posted By gesta

Things which might help numbness are already...

Things which might help numbness are already mostly listed above. Generally if your (upper) body mobility is compromised by stiff muscles or general inflexibility, that can be one big contributing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-13-23, 08:39 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 6,805
Posted By gesta

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1975 Peugeot PX50L gravel bike.
”Gravel specific”...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
07-02-23, 07:42 AM
Replies: 1,981
Views: 437,789
Posted By gesta

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Questionable route choices....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-23, 01:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 738
Posted By gesta

Strong guess for 650b is max 38mm after crimping,...

Strong guess for 650b is max 38mm after crimping, chainstays being the bottleneck.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-23, 11:10 PM
Replies: 498
Views: 36,528
Posted By gesta

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Kärkinen bridge 13.5.2023.
Here’s my most recent...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-23, 01:48 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,966
Posted By gesta

I’ve had no problems setting up and subsequently...

I’ve had no problems setting up and subsequently commanding Raids and Kool-Stop salmons with Sram Rival 10 brifters.
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
01-27-23, 06:09 AM
Replies: 1,042
Views: 706,291
Posted By gesta

Thanks! Only the white one is a conversion,...

Thanks!

Only the white one is a conversion, black is 700c and blue was 650b from the factory. For white, I crimped the chainstays just a bit more to add clearance for 38mm tire.

Blue is another...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
01-25-23, 10:31 AM
Replies: 1,042
Views: 706,291
Posted By gesta

One might say I’ve had the same idea in similar...

One might say I’ve had the same idea in similar packages, all centuries I’ve ever done have been with a Peugeot.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-22, 03:09 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,849
Posted By gesta

Basically PVN has all the bits which were removed...

Basically PVN has all the bits which were removed from PX (mudguards, front rack, brakes) plus 650b tubeless dynamo wheelset and diy set of bags.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-22, 06:50 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,849
Posted By gesta

I dunno how deeply C/V these actually are, but if...

I dunno how deeply C/V these actually are, but if I’m the judge… :lol:

From riding perspective, two highlights would be my first +1000km ride on July and then the completion of Randonneurs Finland...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
12-23-22, 04:52 AM
Replies: 5,456
Views: 3,894,936
Posted By gesta

I disagree, that’s really Nice bike. 😄 ...

I disagree, that’s really Nice bike. 😄

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Px-50L in...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
11-02-22, 10:28 AM
Replies: 5,456
Views: 3,894,936
Posted By gesta

Thank you, this is my fave bike at the moment!...

Thank you, this is my fave bike at the moment! Modifications are my handiwork and I think "why" can be best answered with "why not"? :D

Longer version of "why not" - I like the aesthetics of...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
11-02-22, 03:01 AM
Replies: 5,456
Views: 3,894,936
Posted By gesta

Great bikes in here! ...

Great bikes in here!

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Peugeot ex-PX50L
Here’s my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-22, 05:08 AM
Replies: 498
Views: 36,528
Posted By gesta

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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If you squint enough, it’s still a 1975 Px-50L.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-22, 12:25 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 17,032
Posted By gesta

I’m pretty sure this bike is already posted...

I’m pretty sure this bike is already posted somewhere else, but here’s another photo.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-22, 12:06 PM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,132,288
Posted By gesta

Front fender is dimpled, rear is not. Rear fender...

Front fender is dimpled, rear is not. Rear fender extends between chainstays and thus, is connected to chainstay bridge using straight bolt. I did cut the rear fender sides to closely follow...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-22, 11:39 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 6,049
Posted By gesta

Very nice pug indeed, and that deep blue color! ...

Very nice pug indeed, and that deep blue color!

Mafac calipers: Racers or Raids?
edit. I was late with that question

Did you need to massage the frame in any way (= dent the chainstays) to fit...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-22, 11:27 AM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,132,288
Posted By gesta

No, but you are correctly guessing clearances are...

No, but you are correctly guessing clearances are not very generous. :lol:
Removing the brake straddle cable is needed, but with those Mafacs that is not a hassle.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-22, 12:04 AM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,132,288
Posted By gesta

Yes and thanks! Both bags are diy / myog, as...

Yes and thanks!

Both bags are diy / myog, as in I made them. Modern materials, sewn together with Singer from 1972. I do not have scans of patterns or full bill of materials, but I can provide...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-22, 04:06 AM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,132,288
Posted By gesta

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Still mostly french and mostly Peugeot: Pvn10...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-11-22, 02:29 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,227
Posted By gesta

Thanks! After installing expensive Yokozuna...

Thanks! After installing expensive Yokozuna Reaction cable outers and realizing cheap brakes were still going to be cheap brakes, spring was the obvious solution. :)

That bike started as ~1975...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-11-22, 07:12 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,227
Posted By gesta

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Here’s a photo of how I solved similar problem....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-22, 06:15 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,009
Posted By gesta

Badge is probably original and colour under your...

Badge is probably original and colour under your original model sticker suggests this bike is probably made somewhere around mid 1980s.

UE8M size 60, here’s one listing for similar bike in it’s...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-23-22, 03:54 AM
Replies: 306
Views: 28,945
Posted By gesta

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-21, 06:36 AM
Replies: 7,839
Views: 933,941
Posted By gesta

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPz1TSWEAE5R5B?format...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPz1TSWEAE5R5B?format=jpg&name=large
Tubeless disc Rigida chrolux
Another installment of ”Why not?” and I kinda half-expect I’m going to find out the answer.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-15-21, 09:06 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,009
Posted By gesta

I have patched some sealant filled butyl tubes...

I have patched some sealant filled butyl tubes after sealant did not work and it can be bit more messy, especially if there are multiple punctures. I figure it could be harder to make the patch to...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-15-21, 08:01 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,009
Posted By gesta

Punctures are quite the same experience with...

Punctures are quite the same experience with ”proper” tubeless and latex tubes with sealant. First there’s a hiss/spray and then there’s not. With butyl tubes, all I’ve got is a hiss/spray and a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-14-21, 01:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,009
Posted By gesta

My experience is that thicker stuff works better...

My experience is that thicker stuff works better (stans race, oko magic milk hi-fibre) and only with latex tubes. Butyl tubes seem to be initially sealed but when put back to motion, they leak again...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-21, 12:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 667
Posted By gesta

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Peugeot PVN10 ready for s24o.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-21, 12:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,117
Posted By gesta

Fork on my euro-spec PX50L is good up to...

Fork on my euro-spec PX50L is good up to 650Bx47mm WTB Sendero knobby tire, without fender. I’ve chopped and rebuilt the rear triangle so cannot say about that, but guesstimate would be 42mm no...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-21, 06:44 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 16,038
Posted By gesta

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Peugeot PVN-10 650b conversion
Sram Rival 2x10...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-21, 02:35 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,916
Posted By gesta

I tried exact same setup for 70’s Peugeot mixte...

I tried exact same setup for 70’s Peugeot mixte and clearances were too tight between chainring, crankarm and chainguard even after flattening that bead from the chainguard. Then again, I’m running...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-21, 11:12 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,916
Posted By gesta

Hi and welcome! Brush like thingy is called...

Hi and welcome!

Brush like thingy is called hub brush (”napaharja”) and it’s exactly for that: dangling around and keeping hubs free from mud and crud. Gravel specific accessory, I’d say.

650b...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-17-21, 02:27 PM
Replies: 1,411
Views: 494,800
Posted By gesta

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1600/img_9265_9194302dae429f59377178b109bab508924efe2d.jpg
Bianchi Specialissima 1982

This is my semi-heretical feelgood bike in size 58...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-18-20, 02:49 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 22,873
Posted By gesta

Thanks. Yes, my doo-hickey is diy and...

Thanks.

Yes, my doo-hickey is diy and modeled vaquely after Gamoh Minoura rack adapters, but with shallower angle between the eyelets to get the dimensions right for that rack.

Rack is from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-20, 08:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,025
Posted By gesta

Ah, now I got it. I got thrown off by your bike...

Ah, now I got it. I got thrown off by your bike still having both derailleurs, figured the part you are describing was already there. That clamp on Huret lever you linked looks the same as Simplex...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-20, 06:36 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,025
Posted By gesta

Curiosity got me - you are sticking to downtube...

Curiosity got me - you are sticking to downtube levers and simultaneously considering getting rid of downtube boss(es) for said levers? What exactly do you mean with new clamp-on shift levers? Stem...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-20, 05:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,025
Posted By gesta

If you think brifters (brake levers with...

If you think brifters (brake levers with integrated shift levers) you don't want to get rid of those downtube shifter tabs. They are useful and built-to-purpose places to hang your cable stops (with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-20, 04:46 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 22,873
Posted By gesta

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWjAQlxWAAI5eoT?format...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWjAQlxWAAI5eoT?format=jpg&name=large
Peugeot PVN-10
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgacZ71X0AA50qd?format=jpg&name=large

This is my go-to bike for gravel (and almost...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-20, 12:36 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 8,952
Posted By gesta

My experience is limited to Finland, but 27” (or...

My experience is limited to Finland, but 27” (or 635mm) rims are quite ubiquitous for bike boom era bikes, all price ranges.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-20, 12:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 8,952
Posted By gesta

I have 2x ph45m mixtes, px50L, pvn10 and ph8m...

I have 2x ph45m mixtes, px50L, pvn10 and ph8m from mid 70s to early 80s, all euro-spec. Even if they have different chainstay lengths, all have dimples placed in such a way that the widest part of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-08-20, 01:10 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,597
Posted By gesta

Is it currently too big of a jump as well? I...

Is it currently too big of a jump as well?

I think I have 10spd SRAM cassettes where 3 largest cogs are riveted together, but I have never measured if the carrier dimensions are the same for both....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-20, 12:11 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,017
Posted By gesta

Sure. ...

Sure.

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Epoxy applied...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-20, 02:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,017
Posted By gesta

Long story short - chainring teeth thickness...

Long story short - chainring teeth thickness should be about the same from 5spd to 12spd, as chain inner width is not changed*.

Modern chainrings on the other hand, need to be closer to each other...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-20, 01:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,017
Posted By gesta

I’ve currently ridden ~5k hassle free kms using...

I’ve currently ridden ~5k hassle free kms using stronglight 105 crankset with modified large chainring paired to srampagnolo 10spd specific derailleurs.

Chainrings are 48-40 and originally there...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-20, 04:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,795
Posted By gesta

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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From this......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-10-19, 01:58 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 35,584
Posted By gesta

Great looking bright bikes in this thread! ...

Great looking bright bikes in this thread!

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1280x960/peugeot_ph45m_aa8a405319905ed3e2ec42d6872a5ce5c8206ea7.jpg
Peugeot PH45M

Here's my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-19, 06:26 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 74,918
Posted By gesta

Last weekend I finished 600km brevet with my...

Last weekend I finished 600km brevet with my Carbolite 103 -tubed PH8M bike, no bad feeligs towards the frame. 22.5h ride time and 34.5 hours from start to finish, so it was not even close being the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-19, 03:16 PM
Replies: 611
Views: 193,100
Posted By gesta

No, 32-700c Paselas. This had originally 27" (or,...

No, 32-700c Paselas. This had originally 27" (or, 630mm ISO) wheels and caliper brakes, so 650b was "out of reach", so to speak.
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