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'74 u08 (?)

I saved this Peugeot from the trash a few months ago and am getting around to it now. I really like that the original paint is still vibrant despite the many chips. The frame has a kind of roughness I find appealing.

Someone spraypainted the chrome parts black, (why?!) removed the small chainring and the braze-on for the front derailleur lever is missing, so I'm planning to just make it a 5-speed with the original wheels and gear cluster.

You can't tell from these photos, but one thing I didn't notice about it when I picked it up is one of the fork blades is slightly bent back, which makes the front wheel point to the left. My question is whether this kind of thing is repairable/worth repairing or whether I should find another fork.





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