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Old 09-21-09 | 05:01 PM
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Bikes: 1986 Alan Record Carbonio, 1985 Vitus Plus Carbone 7, 1984 Peugeot PSV, 1972 Line Seeker, 1986(est.) Medici Aerodynamic (Project), 1985(est.) Peugeot PY10FC

Yes, it will be nice to find old Peugeot water bottles for my bike.They seem to have pretty much dissapeared from eBay alltogether. I think there had only been one for auction for many months now and the guy wants like 60 plus bucks for it....riiiight.....
I had a nice period Cinelly waterbottle with the flying "C" logo for a while but it eventually just deteriorated and cracked from the enviroment. My LBSs do not have any bottles period correct or as neat looking as the ones we used in the 80's....blehhh
Another popular 80's accessory that seems to have totally dissapeared from the face of the earth were "Wonderlight" headlight/flashlight. All my bikie classmates had them on their bikes in the early to mid 80's. they really look tech-cool back then with their all nylon brackets and minimalist rectangular shape. I saw hundreds of them for sale at bike shops then. Now they seemed to have went the way of the Do Do bird. Not that I'm really needing one, but I might actually buy one if I run across a good one just for it's nostalgic value to me personally.. One more accessory that I used a lot back in the 80's were those real thin stretchy vinyl seat covers that protected my precious Concor and Turbo saddles from rain and wear when I ride it or transpport it on the car rack. They were cheap (like 7 bucks) and came in different colors with cool seat manufacturer's logos on them. Every bike shop was selling them back then in the hundreds......and now, they are all gone, not a sign of one of them anywhere, even as NOS.
Lesson learned, if you ever come across a component, part or accessory for sale that you feel that you might not encounter again,....BUY IT! ASAP BEFORE SOME OTHER C&V GUY BEATS YOU TO IT!...and it's gone forever...

Chombi
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