Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
Agreed about the shifting. I have three (I think) bikes with the GT version and their shifting is unbelievably precise.
I have also experienced the cage spring breaking three times. Unfortunately the spring is not interchangeable with the V series. Last year I looked into have a batch of spring made. Had there been enough interest I would have pulled the trigger on it, but I got all of maybe two responses, one after I'd already given up on the project. At leat the GT and short cage versions use the same spring.
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