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11-29-08 | 10:35 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 nlerner

... In my view, the starting price is high ...
Neal

I concur, Neal.

As a UCLA undergrad, I commuted on one these with a nice Cyclo 14-16-18-20 cogset on the Sturmey Archer AW hub. The frame is basic heavy gas pipe and nothing special, but the 4x3 hybrid gearset was a blast to use, with a single old school Simplex downtube lever on the right and the S-A trigger tucked under the left brake handle.

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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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