Originally Posted by
Aubergine
I also have a mid-70s Peugeot that I bought for $50 with the intent of using it for a shopping and errands bike. After riding it for a while, I decided it was so nice I rebuilt it entirely. It was not a thousand bucks, but it was worth every penny.
That's awesome. I love it that the tires cost you 3x what the bike did. I think I've posted this before, but I have an old randonneur bike buddy who often says, "If you don't have more in parts than you have in the bike, you're doing it wrong."
