Originally Posted by
repechage
Seriously, really depends as with ANY bike will the result fit your needs? Have you assessed basically what needs to be done?
on a French bike-
things that might crop up-
Pivo “death” stem
simplex black plastic derailleurs
( rear ... maybe, front, exchange before trouble)
rigida steel rims- any steel rim when wet does not stop well.
a truthful assessment on your experience.
if a first time project, stick with a Japanese bike. Cables, tubes, tires, and the associated bits are probably all you will require.
Idk what I want to do, but as for what needs to be done basically remove all rust and/or replace chain and that stuff, brakes still work scary good but possibly replace the two shifter cables and the brake lines when I finally replace the brakes. Definitely replace tires really soon 26"