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03-21-23, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AdventureManCO

Excellent. I really enjoy my PX-10. Even if you already have one, now you have a spare.

I expect when the Huffagnolo is complete you'll be selling off all your other rides, no?

I absolutely LOVE my PX-10 650b, I just wish it were a size or so larger- I'm entering the phase of life where the bars incrementally, inexorably require raising..... And unfortunately this 'new' one is the same size! But I couldn't resist. Unsure what I'll do with it... On the one hand, the white is the iconic presentation, but then I really like the older blue-with-yellow lugs look. One positive about it being so cosmetically rough is I don't really feel like I have to 'preserve' much/anything about it.

The original wheels had a couple broken spokes, and I want to rebuild them anyway so I took 'em apart today. I was struck by how flexible the galvanized spokes are- straight gauge, 1.6 (at least per my crappy Harbor Freight caliper...). The tubular rims thankfully don't have a ton of glue residue on them, are in good shape and polished up really nicely on a test patch.

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