Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 13,495
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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
I don't know you got enough info or not. You are actually asking for a lot in a bike, I think. Stealth to prevent theft (as if that helps), style, light weight, strength to resist damage-by-road-surface, inexpensive (which is a matter of perspective), plus winning every race real or imagined with every other rider you see. First, find one that fits and with all the components functional. Bikes are like cars, they all feel different. Some are good grocery-getters, some are race cars that will batter you to pieces on a public street, some can carry a load of gravel in the trunk. Beyond a few universal details (steel frame, alloy wheels with tires, control cables, brakes of one sort or another, chain and crank and pedals, levers and shifters and handlebars) the details make the bike.
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