Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
The only oddball part is the expansion seat post, but Peugeot also used those for a short time. The original was heavy stainless, so I modified an aluminum post to fit. The bike is heavy at 24 pounds. The stays and fork are high tensile steel. That's why selling them to boaters didn't work. "Uniqueness" is the only reason I own it. I get questions about it every place I take it. It drew a small crowd the last time I took it to a bike swap. I paid $25 for the frame and fork.
So what I heard was true about the hi tensile steel, that's just plain weird because they were sold to boaters for the reason of rust, so for years I thought the entire bike was stainless, it was only about 10 years ago I heard the steel part but never bothered to confirm it, thanks for the info.
24 pounds is not all that heavy, my main touring bike is just a tad under 26. Problem with the Bridgestone for riding long distance is it's harsh riding from what I heard from the guy that I talked to 10 years ago.