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@Tombsy
**SOLD**SOLDSOLD******SOLD Thanks!
Up for grabs is this lovely 10 speed touring bike, almost definitely a Peugeot A08/AE8 and probably from around 1974. I bought it grubby but hardly used from its original owner just before Christmas and, being on the dole back then, thought that a good use of my time would be to take it to bits, clean and polish every minute part then put it back together again. Since we all know that clean bikes are faster, lighter and more reliable than their dirty, undesirable counterparts, I feel this was time well spent. I will therefore charge my time at sixpence per hour and add it to the list price.
Anyway, I now need someone else to make it dirty again. I can’t do it. I just won’t. I was assured that it had probably been ridden less than 100 miles from new and it shows – it really is in good nick! The paintwork and decals are almost as new, just the occasional scratch here and there. I replaced the cables, housing, brake pads, tyres, tubes and bar tape (sorry about those by the way – quite an unnecessary alteration but it seemed like a good idea at the time).
Selling to clear some space and fund a new fixed gear project
Here’s the bike’s CV:
Top tube 60cm c-c, seat tube 60cm c-t
‘Special Allege’ tubing
Mafac racer brakes and levers
Simplex prestige derailleurs
AVA stem
Lyotard pedals
ADGA saddle (original)
Schwalbe tyres
Anti theft wing nuts on wheels – cannot be removed with a spanner OR allen key!!
Original pump
Pannier rack with original strap
Shiny mudguards
Pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46282047@N05/sets/72157624808638397/
Thanks for looking,
Jack