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Old 09-14-09 | 11:17 AM
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120, that's a lovely bike. The hubs are fantastic hubs and worth keeping. The rims and tires are awful. I recommend rebuilding the wheels with better rims. I'm not a period-correct type of snob, so if it were my bike, I would put modern rims and tires on it. Replace the bad; keep the good.
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