thanks & glad you said that....it's very tempting to start lightening up the Pug, but if I look around at my bikes I realize that I have plenty of light bikes...and plenty of bikes that should be heavy & cludgey but are surprisingly 'sported up' like this one would be...so, I'm thinking that this Peugeot will remain as stock as it is right now & I'll see how I enjoy it as that. To me it's a no-brainer with a low end bike if it needs repairs. With all the pieces intact and it really in "ready to ride" shape, it seems like it's calling to be kept as it is. That said, it's gonna be hard not to change the bars out since they need tape & I'm already changing levers.....