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Nothing wrong with them at all. They are a nicely made, amber wall tire for restoration and club or casual use. I use the sister-under-the-skin Dynamic Sport on my restored 80s Peugeots and they are a comfortable and easy rolling tire with excellent grip. Some people slag the Classic and the Sport for being prone to punctures but run them at reasonable pressures and stay away from debris strewn commuting streets and you should be fine.
Nothing wrong with them at all. They are a nicely made, amber wall tire for restoration and club or casual use. I use the sister-under-the-skin Dynamic Sport on my restored 80s Peugeots and they are a comfortable and easy rolling tire with excellent grip. Some people slag the Classic and the Sport for being prone to punctures but run them at reasonable pressures and stay away from debris strewn commuting streets and you should be fine.
Absolutely bertinjim. I put the Classics on my vintage bike because they look the part and was pleasantly surprised with their ride and grip. I have ridden them in two Eroicas (Britannia and California) plus a few similar vintage events which included some gravel sections and never had any trouble. Will definitely keep using them.
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#3457
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Gitane TDF - US and European specs
I think that TDFs produced for the North American market had Reynolds 531 for all tubes, but here in Europe only the three main tubes were 531.
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Not good posting pics (and just joined so don't have the posts) but I have a Jeunet Franche Comte 10 speed I bought new when I was in high school in 1974 or 1975 at the LBS. I think it was about $70 or $80. I had bought it with summer job money. I had it tuned p a few years back, and got it out again this summer.
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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Not good posting pics (and just joined so don't have the posts) but I have a Jeunet Franche Comte 10 speed I bought new when I was in high school in 1974 or 1975 at the LBS. I think it was about $70 or $80. I had bought it with summer job money. I had it tuned p a few years back, and got it out again this summer.
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1988 Comete new old stock. I've ridden it around the block, it rides very nicely and I didn't die.
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Incoming, hopefully by early next week. 1985 (I believe) Peugeot Galibier (PGN10)...
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Pair of nice Peugeots there. I've always like the diagonal stripes graphics. It looks nice on dark gray.
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edit: that’s a 122 bcd strong light crank, right? It can go down to 37.
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That PY10 is amazing. It looks a lot like a bike I had when it was made.
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My three Peugeot restorations
A filthy and dilapidated bike out of a pawn shop in South Central LA
My restored 1975 Peugeot UO8
$100 off of Craigslist -- and possibly a bike I once owned long ago.
My restored 1987 Peugeot Triathlon
A blank canvas -- a Vitus 979 frame
My early 1980's Peugeot PX10 DU creation.
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Pretty sure I have a frenchy
I'm pretty sure I have a real legit Peugeot. As soon as I figure out where to post 9 more times I'll come back and post pics for judgement.
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I don't think I've posted this here yet...'72 Gitane Gran Tourisme:
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@juliywann Thanks! I was fortunate to already have French cups and a triple Stronglight spindle in my parts bin. I believe I purchased the French cups from Boulder Bicycle. They have a rotating inventory of oddball vintage parts. The cups were a “just in case” buy, and then the need presented itself.
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'72 Cilo Pacer '72 Peugeot PX10 '73 Speedwell Ti '74 Nishiki Competition '74 Peugeot UE-8 '86 Look Equipe 753 '86 Look KG86 '89 Parkpre Team Road '90 Parkpre Team MTB '90 Merlin Ti
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