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11-20-22 | 04:00 PM

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jimmuller

What??? Only 2 wheels?

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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

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Originally Posted by SurferRosa

Jim,
poidh.

I found some pics from the ride up Cadillac Mt. Here is one that my sweetie snapped after meeting me at the top. This was September 2016.

That dear old UO8 is still the same, even to the Eclipse bag which has had several seams come apart. It does need some maintenance now though. The FD has stiffened up. The big chainring is getting a bit long in the tooth, or rather, a bit shark-toothed in the tooth. Riding on a trainer doesn't require much shifting.

A few I took on the ride up:

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