Old 02-25-15, 03:38 PM
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Fahrenheit531 
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Originally Posted by nelsonmilum
Today I made my first foray into a volunteer run community bike shop and overhauled the bottom bracket and headset in my '83 Peugeot. I also stopped in the LBS to price out tires for the same. I learned how not paying attention to what you're doing can ruin a perfectly good crank arm, and how lucky I am that the volunteer shop happened to have an exact match on hand.
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