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Re: [OM] IMG: Peugeot UO-8 Restoration Project

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Peugeot UO-8 Restoration Project
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 15:23:50 +0000
That's very pretty, Chris1

Chris

On 3 Feb 2013, at 14:42, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>     Last September I came across a pair of wheels hanging from the ceiling of 
> a local bicycle repair shop.  With Rigida, Normandy, and Atom components plus 
> Peugeot/Michelin tyres I knew that they were late 1960's to early 1970's 
> vintage.  I bought that pair of wheels for a scant $20 and the hunt began for 
> other parts needed for building a Peugeot bicycle from that era.  I finally 
> happened across a 1968 UO-8 frameset on eBay for a mere $90 total (it cost 
> the seller more that $100 to ship it via FedEx Ground), and yesterday I had 
> it up to the point where all that's needed is the cabling, a chain, and 
> handlebar tape:
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8441422872/in/photostream
> 
>     This bicycle was new when I was in high school and de Gaulle was 
> president, just before he was escorted to the next flight back to Paris after 
> his infamous "Vive Quebec Libre!" speech.

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