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09-07-02 | 09:21 PM

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John E

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From: www.ci.encinitas.ca.us

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;

If you ride long and/or hard or want to keep your bike for a long time, or if you simply appreciate well-made machinery, do not settle for less than 105. Low-end Shimano equipment does not take abuse or heavy use very well. (In contrast I have 30-year-old Campag. Record hubs with over 30K miles/50K km on them.)

Any differences in component weight or bearing friction will probably have little or no impact on your speed or efficiency.

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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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