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New find: 1979 Peugeot Super Comp. - all original?
Hello all!
I had the good fortune last weekend of stumbling upon a deal a couple of hours south of me, in a Peugeot Super Competition listed for a quarter of what I've seen them listed for... So my wife and I rush down there and meet a nice older couple with this old bike in their pickup. Indeed, it is a Peugeot Super Competition, what I believe is a '79, with the Stronglight cranks, Maillard 700 hubs, Simplex derailleurs and retrofriction shifters (woo hoo!), Spidel/Mafac brakes, Ideale 2001 saddle, Reynolds 531 frame + fork, etc. I believe this is all original, yes? The pic below by the telephone line is a solid "before" shot while the successive photos show where the bike is now. I've put new Pasela tires on there, a new chain, and I've cleaned several parts, taking them apart, lubing, and reassembling. I'll redo the brake cables and do the handlebars next...
What do folks think of the Super Competition? Are there any issues the bike prone to that I should be aware of? Also, is there any way of attaching a rack? Or would that be blasphemous?
Last edited by Camplex; 07-22-15 at 10:51 AM.
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