Thread: Peugeot road bike worth it?!
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Old 03-18-13 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankdahtank
The Takara did fit nicely and I saw no problems with it so I bought it off the guy for $270. I'm pretty happy with my purchase and hope to fix it up it the near future. I'm going to take it to a local bike shop to see if it needs anything immediately. I was really surprised by how light the bike is. I can easily pick it up and hardly notice the weight. Thanks a lot for your help guys and I hope to learn a lot about bikes here.
Good choice. Yes, high end vintage steel is surprisingly light in weight. My 1984 Lotus Classique was within 1/2 pound in weight of a 2005 Trek 1000 I had.
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