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04-25-23 | 11:27 AM

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John E

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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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Originally Posted by georges1

I kinda agree, the price of road bikes have gotten crazy the last two decades. Other solution is to buy a high end steel frame on the second hand market and then reequip it with modern componentry.At 2500$ ,in terms of modern bikes, you find nothing exceptional or high end regarding quality. Yes, cost is an issue.

Better still, buy a decent older steel-framed road bike from the 1970s or later, clean it up and lube it, and skip the component updates. No need to spend kilobucks.

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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069

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