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wrt stern round thing -
the combination of French hub and Japanese rim suggests rear wheel may have been a U.S. machine-built one purchased as a replacement by a previous owner
its presence lends support to the idea that fork may be a replacement as well...
perhaps the machine could have experienced an "event" necessitating the replacement of both items...
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Last edited by juvela; 11-08-23 at 01:59 PM.
Reason: addition