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Old 04-22-10, 08:00 PM
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The $675 Varsity

Weren't these Sprints frames built like the Varsity?
And the fork on this one looks like it shortens the wheelbase a little more.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=350344061095
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What?! No saddle? I'd never pay more that $500.
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At least the fork has been bent to match the seat-tube.
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+1 Bent fork. OUCH.
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some of his other bikes are ridiculously priced as well.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Peugeot-...#ht_1786wt_941
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Originally Posted by 3373jones
some of his other bikes are ridiculously priced as well.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Peugeot-...#ht_1786wt_941
At least that one really is a PX-10. You don't see them so frequently now, but in the past lots of folks have listed UO-8s as PX-10s.
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Originally Posted by GMS
Weren't these Sprints frames built like the Varsity?
And the fork on this one looks like it shortens the wheelbase a little more.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=350344061095
"Bike appears to be all original." The SunTour derailleur is a huge improvement over the original Huret, but it is definitely not "original."
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I believe it was originally priced above the Continental and that Schwinn had two bikes they offered with this frame. A "La Tour" maybe?
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Originally Posted by 3373jones
some of his other bikes are ridiculously priced as well.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Peugeot-...#ht_1786wt_941
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