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04-30-12 | 08:13 AM

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zukahn1

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Bikes: Current 79 Nishiki Custum Sport, Jeunet 620, notable previous bikes P.K. Ripper loop tail, Kawahara Laser Lite, Paramount Track full chrome, Raliegh Internatioanl, Motobecan Super Mirage. 59 Crown royak 3 speed

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Originally Posted by Geo_08

I am fine with black they will match the accents anyway.

Did these bikes originally come with Campy cable guides? Only one on the top tube is Campy, so I am curious.

Also I have never worked on anything quite this old. The RD seems to flip around a bit front and back. Is there supposed to be a spring mech somewhere around the frame bolt, or does chain and cable tension solve this problem?

Frome the ones I have seen most French bikes of this era had huret cable guides, but a lot have been replaced with campy in later years because the original hurets just weren't available.

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