Originally Posted by
juvela
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looking great!
thank you for the response
no need for spindle measurement; they are marked clearly in centre section with a three digit number which indicates model/size
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seeing the silver finish cogs on there reminds me that you said it came with a Maeda gear block with a 34T large cog
one can only wonder what someone must have been thinking to pair this with a Juy AR637 rear mech...no wonder they broke two pulleys
amazing the mech body survived...
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see you changed pedals from Lyotard 36 to Lyotard 460D
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in this image can be seen some markings on the drive side of the seat tube - does it look like they were put in by a licensing agency?
if the cycle were licensed when purchased new in 1975 it would have been a municipal license (Berkeley?)
the blue and silver California license transfer visible on the seat tube is something which came in during 1977 when the state went to a statewide licensing system for bicycles - individual municipalities did their bicycle licensing on behalf of the state in this system
it appears someone may have put the ALGI seat binder nut on backwards; if the side facing the brake hanger is concave it is on backwards
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Markings on the seat tube below the post: I figured that was a serial number. It's really difficult for me to read. Possibly it was added by the licensing agency....
Re the 34t freewheel: Surprisingly, it was able to handle the 34t cog! Note that the rear mech is not the short cage variety. I think verktyg may have refered to it as a medium length/GT cage. The problem is that when in the 2nd largest cog, the cage catches on the large cog.
Pedals: Pedals are actually the same. I just removed the reflectors and cleaned, de-rusted, and overhauled them.
License: Yes, I was tempted to leave the blue/silver CA license on for sake of provenance but I didn't like how it was applied over the original decals. Thankfully, the bike has a nice clearcoat over everything so the stubborn CA came up without loss of the Peugeot decals.
Binder bolt: Good eye. I'll have closer look at it...
Cheers.