Mark, I share your opinion that the UO-8 is surprisingly good for a basic carbon steel frame (see my signature -- mine has a Shimano Titlist front derailleur, a SunTour Cyclone II rear derailleur, SunTour barcons, one of the last Sugino 144mm BCD cranksets, a short-rake fork, and a Normandy Luxe Competition hubset), but I wonder objectively whether the UO-8 frame is that much better than the LeTour.
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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