Originally posted by RainmanP
... good old '70s-'80s sturdy lugged steel 10 or 12 speed makes a great, tough commuter.
Yup! I use a 1972 Peugeot UO-8 and a 1980 Peugeot PKN-10 for this purpose. (With its new paint job, the 1959 Capo will be semiretired from utility riding.)
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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