Agreed....it's aging beautifully. My early 70's Peugeot PX-10 (V3.0) bought in 1981 is still a favourite bike. Not as practical as yours; it's a single-speed. Frame,paint (some scrapes and scratches), seatpost and Ideale 90 saddle is original. Other stuff is a Japanese/Italian mix of parts - Nitto,MKS,Campy. To think that I almost sold it. I'm sure glad I didn't. Keeping bikes inside does do a lot for their longevity, though....I bet your frame has little , if any rust,and I'm sure it still rides like a million bucks. Paint looks like it's in decent shape,too A lot of us own expensive bikes on this list....but when you consider the durability and value equation, we're not so extravagant after all! On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 10:20:41 PM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote:
> Thanks Liesl, it's 38 y-o and on its 3rd rebuild. The paint is original, > but otherwise, only the headset and brakes calipers are original. It's > been of course kept inside, but there are a few marks on the paint where my > daughter used to climb on it when I had it on a turbotrainer. The photo > was just to show all my bag options - well, except putting a small trunk on > the front rack, which is normal I love the rando bag for the winter, and > also for picnics. The small MUTl bag on the rear rack holds a 25-oz. Laken > thermo, so I can carry 75 oz. water total. On a 3800-calorie ride in the > hill country last summer we sweated 100oz. The 3rd bottle always comes in > handy riding with friends who inevitably don't bring enough for > themselves...my best riding buddy dehydrated on me at about mile 40 last > month...we had to stop, tach him down, get him wet, and the last 5 miles > were creeping slow. I live in steep hills, and it's the only bike I own > that is easy getting around my neighborhood. I have it geared 22" to 104" > in about 5" steps, making it very flexible. > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/700c/aaaP3150005.jpg> > > > On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 9:30:07 PM UTC-5, Liesl wrote: >> >> ( Ron that is just such a pretty bike...) > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
