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01-20-16 | 12:18 AM

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gugie

Bike Butcher of Portland

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From: Portland, OR

Bikes: It's complicated.

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Originally Posted by Salamandrine

I think Moto Le Champions were actually pretty rare. I've ever seen more than 1 or 2, and I worked in bike shops in the bay area for 10+ years.

Yep, and so is my Gitane Gran Tourisme, and I'd tap the french crank threads to english on either in a New York minute.

If you're putting clipless pedals on a bike made in 1972 and worried about deflowering a french threaded crank, well, the word irony comes to mind.

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