Old Bikes Become New Rides
This Peugoet hung in my garage attic for most of the past 18 years. I took it down this summer when my ATB (can't call it a mountain bike since it's never seen a mountain) was laid up and I was having a snite not being able to get my 30 mile daily ride in.
I washed off the bat guano (garage is really just a barn with an overhead door) and threw on some new tires. Sucker gave me some 1000+ miles of service and convinced me I needed to get a roadie. After picking up a '99 Lemond Alpe ( never ridden, sweet deal ) I turned the Peugoet into a singlespeed. Except for the new rims/hubs/rear cog and tape, its stock. The tube in the rear wheel is even the original.
An absolute hoot to ride. I've probably ridden this one more than either the ATB or Lemond. I'm waiting for my pop to give his old Raleigh Competition (which has hung in his garage for some 25 years) to me, I've got a jones to go fixed.