my new toy...
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That's disgusting!
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my new toy...
Hey all,
I thought I would share a pic of my new (to me) commuter.
I rescued the frame from an apartment complex where it had been sitting outside for a month and a half with no wheels and not locked up. I asked the land lord if she knew who the bike belonged to and she told me that the frame had been there since spring so if I wanted it I could take it.
Here's a quick pic of the new beast:
This winter, when I switch to my mountain bike she is going under the proverbial knife for full uber commuter treatment, ie: moustache bars, bar-end shifters, full fender, rack, leather panniers, generator hub, brooks saddle, nice big crome headlight and tail light, old school chrome toe clips, a new paint job...you get the idea, but for now I`m really enjoying kicking around on my bright pink race bike.
I have no idea what year she is, but I do know that she's a peugeot and made out of good old fashioned reynolds steel.
Anyways, I rode her to work today and I swear that this bike feels nicer and smoother than my '07 TCR.
I still love the Giant to death but for the next little while I' m totally digging the Peugeot vibe!
I thought I would share a pic of my new (to me) commuter.
I rescued the frame from an apartment complex where it had been sitting outside for a month and a half with no wheels and not locked up. I asked the land lord if she knew who the bike belonged to and she told me that the frame had been there since spring so if I wanted it I could take it.
Here's a quick pic of the new beast:
This winter, when I switch to my mountain bike she is going under the proverbial knife for full uber commuter treatment, ie: moustache bars, bar-end shifters, full fender, rack, leather panniers, generator hub, brooks saddle, nice big crome headlight and tail light, old school chrome toe clips, a new paint job...you get the idea, but for now I`m really enjoying kicking around on my bright pink race bike.
I have no idea what year she is, but I do know that she's a peugeot and made out of good old fashioned reynolds steel.
Anyways, I rode her to work today and I swear that this bike feels nicer and smoother than my '07 TCR.
I still love the Giant to death but for the next little while I' m totally digging the Peugeot vibe!
Last edited by darkfinger; 08-05-08 at 10:45 PM. Reason: Yeah yeah, I know the handle bars are all f-d up but I will be doing some fine tuning/re-taping as soon as I'm off the comp.
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Hey all,
I thought I would share a pic of my new (to me) commuter.
I rescued the frame from an apartment complex where it had been sitting outside for a month and a half with no wheels and not locked up. I asked the land lord if she knew who the bike belonged to and she told me that the frame had been there since spring so if I wanted it I could take it.
Here's a quick pic of the new beast:
This winter, when I switch to my mountain bike she is going under the proverbial knife for full uber commuter treatment, ie: moustache bars, bar-end shifters, full fender, rack, leather panniers, generator hub, brooks saddle, nice big crome headlight and tail light, old school chrome toe clips, a new paint job...you get the idea, but for now I`m really enjoying kicking around on my bright pink race bike.
I have no idea what year she is, but I do know that she's a peugeot and made out of good old fashioned reynolds steel.
Anyways, I rode her to work today and I swear that this bike feels nicer and smoother than my '07 TCR.
I still love the Giant to death but for the next little while I' m totally digging the Peugeot vibe!
I thought I would share a pic of my new (to me) commuter.
I rescued the frame from an apartment complex where it had been sitting outside for a month and a half with no wheels and not locked up. I asked the land lord if she knew who the bike belonged to and she told me that the frame had been there since spring so if I wanted it I could take it.
Here's a quick pic of the new beast:
This winter, when I switch to my mountain bike she is going under the proverbial knife for full uber commuter treatment, ie: moustache bars, bar-end shifters, full fender, rack, leather panniers, generator hub, brooks saddle, nice big crome headlight and tail light, old school chrome toe clips, a new paint job...you get the idea, but for now I`m really enjoying kicking around on my bright pink race bike.
I have no idea what year she is, but I do know that she's a peugeot and made out of good old fashioned reynolds steel.
Anyways, I rode her to work today and I swear that this bike feels nicer and smoother than my '07 TCR.
I still love the Giant to death but for the next little while I' m totally digging the Peugeot vibe!
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That's disgusting!
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86, 87 or 88 eh?Good to know...not quite an antique yet but getting there.
I love it that my bike is ssssooooo very pink. The brain dead Hummer driving macho men are gonna love it when they get passed by me now!
I love it that my bike is ssssooooo very pink. The brain dead Hummer driving macho men are gonna love it when they get passed by me now!
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Hey all,
I thought I would share a pic of my new (to me) commuter.
I rescued the frame from an apartment complex where it had been sitting outside for a month and a half with no wheels and not locked up. I asked the land lord if she knew who the bike belonged to and she told me that the frame had been there since spring so if I wanted it I could take it.
Here's a quick pic of the new beast:
I have no idea what year she is, but I do know that she's a peugeot and made out of good old fashioned reynolds steel.
I thought I would share a pic of my new (to me) commuter.
I rescued the frame from an apartment complex where it had been sitting outside for a month and a half with no wheels and not locked up. I asked the land lord if she knew who the bike belonged to and she told me that the frame had been there since spring so if I wanted it I could take it.
Here's a quick pic of the new beast:
I have no idea what year she is, but I do know that she's a peugeot and made out of good old fashioned reynolds steel.
Enjoy the ride.
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Determining the age of the beast
https://www.bikeforums.net/archive/in...p/t-41442.html
Thought this might be helpful determining how old your ride is. My Peugeot is, I believe, a 1986 model Iseran- same stickers, but a blue-gray color.
Within the text is this little snippet regarding Peugeot SNs:
"the serial number is Y70115198, and according to the site this is a 1980's norm for Peugeot, where there is a Y or B followed by the last digit of the 1980's date"
Thought this might be helpful determining how old your ride is. My Peugeot is, I believe, a 1986 model Iseran- same stickers, but a blue-gray color.
Within the text is this little snippet regarding Peugeot SNs:
"the serial number is Y70115198, and according to the site this is a 1980's norm for Peugeot, where there is a Y or B followed by the last digit of the 1980's date"
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Nice score.
Your situation is a lot like my commuter bike I got last January from my son. I also want to add fenders and racks to it.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...326&highlight=
Your situation is a lot like my commuter bike I got last January from my son. I also want to add fenders and racks to it.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...326&highlight=