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10-20-11 | 08:20 AM

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jimmuller

What??? Only 2 wheels?

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Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10

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Originally Posted by johnph77

I guess I'm the guilty one for reviving this thread - the post before mine was five years old - didn't notice.

No need to apologize. Truth is timeless.

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Originally Posted by johnph77

Regarding the entry-level French bicycles of the time, their frames were surprisingly lively

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Originally Posted by Grand Bois

I still have no desire to ever own a UO8, but I've changed my mind about MAFACs.

Here's a thought. Pick up a set of MAFACs while they are still attached to a complete UO8 frame, then just don't detach them. You may come to agree with johnph77. For minimal investment you'll get a nice-riding, versatile bike. The only down side is that you have to suffer the barbs of C&V people who look down their noses at them. But you'll know better and thus can feel superior.

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