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John E
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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Here is my information again, all in one place:
American Eagle Semi-Pro, S/N KS78091 ***** = 78,091th frame ever made for U.S. export********** *******
Purchased on 1971.03.19 at Rancho Park Cycles, West Los Angeles, $149.95
Color: yellow enamel, close match to Schwinn Kool Lemon; other options were coffee and dark green
Crankset: Sugino Mighty Compe 171mm, 54-47 rings
Freewheel: brown Maeda SunTour 888 14-18-22-27-34
Hubset: Sunshine 36-hole high-flange
Rims: Araya with angled/offset holes
Tires: IRC 27 x 1-1/4" (later models had 27 x 1-1/8" skinwalls)
Handlebars: randonneur
Derailleurs: SunTour VGT rear, Compe V front, downtube shift levers with white rubber caps
Seatpost: aluminum with mount akin to that of a steel seatpost
Saddle: cheapo padded vinyl (the first thing I removed)
Bling: suicide brake handles (the second and third things I removed), spoke protector (fourth thing removed)
Weight: 27-28 lbs.
Frame: Ishiwata double-butted CrMo main triangle, Raleigh-style wraparound stays
DiaCompe centerpull brakes (Weinmann 999 copies) -- 610 front, 750 rear
Braze-ons: rear brake cable guides and rear brake cable bridge
Chrome: bottom halves of forks only
Separate bolt-on "claw" derailleur hanger
Horizontal dropouts
Spoke lacing: 4X
Pedals: Kuokoto Pro Ace road quills
Toeclips: leather shoe protector covers on ends
Size: 23" (58.5cm) with a rather short top tube
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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