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05-17-14, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RobbieTunes

+1, and that brings the itch back.

aw, now don't get me started. I've got a beautiful somec to build, all the parts are here, but can't for another month...

05-17-14, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DMNHCAGrandPrix

I found 4 and 5 dot Kool-Stop pads for Mafac brake holders at Compass Cycles
Compass Bicycles: Brakes

They fit right in the original Mafac holders, look better to me than the one-piece post/pad alternatives, and definitely improved the braking performance on my 1974 Jack Taylor.

Awesome... did not know that Kool Stop had got around to this yet.

05-17-14, 08:37 PM

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I have a pretty amazing "counterfeit" version of this bike, that I'll unveil if I ever get around to rebuilding it. This is pretty good inspiration to get it done..

05-17-14, 08:43 PM

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Excellent. I would love to give something like a ride.

05-17-14, 09:04 PM

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*very* nice.

05-20-14, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rootboy

yeah, 65'er. Pickins were getting a bit slim for truly classic bikes on the forum lately. Thanks for the refreshing post.
Wonderful bike.

I have the itch to build and need to dust off some projects that have been collecting dust... if I was not so busy in the shop I might get some time to get around to working on them.

Edith needed to be dusted off and taken for a spin and plan to take her out next weekend on a longer ride... from a ride standpoint she's a 10 as she balances a nice ride with some surprising performance. I think it is the combination of stiffer tubes and the old school randonneuring geometry that retains a longer wheelbase with a steeper head angle and less trail that does not so go far as making her twitchy as it does to make handling sharp and still very stable.

I always take lessons from these old bicycles when I am planning new builds and Peugeot really seemed to know how to make a well balanced bicycle.