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Forum: Commuting

11-14-13, 04:26 PM

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FYI, a standard stem is easily sanded down to fit...

FYI, a standard stem is easily sanded down to fit a French headset. Okay, it may take up to an hour of sanding and testing and sanding some more, but in the big picture, not a hard thing to do.

Forum: Commuting

11-13-13, 11:25 AM

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Ah but I didn't explain the lunatic fantasy here....

Ah but I didn't explain the lunatic fantasy here. The aim is to make this an all-French bike, and as close to "tout Mavic" as possible. So the Mavic FD/RD have to stay, also the Mavic hubs which...

Forum: Commuting

11-13-13, 10:35 AM

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Posted By jyl

The friction shifting is fine. I do have a...

The friction shifting is fine.

I do have a set of Mavic 8 spd indexed shifters that will go with the Mavic derailleurs, but the shifter bases are concave (meant to sit on a downtube) while the...

Forum: Commuting

11-13-13, 12:11 AM

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Posted By jyl

That is just a bit of extra bar tape, stuck on...

That is just a bit of extra bar tape, stuck on the seatstay to protect it where I lean the bike to lock it up . The bars need re wrapping, it's been a year and the ramps are looking pretty ratty.
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Forum: Commuting

11-12-13, 11:23 PM

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Posted By jyl

Okay, here is my daily commute ride. ...

Okay, here is my daily commute ride.

http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy282/jylmks/AB4B106D-6C99-4A33-83CE-E155DA225273-2110-0000025FE230017F_zpsb3fa8436.jpg

1982 Peugeot PSV. Crank is the...

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