Jer 🚲3d ago
Dreamt I was riding my first road bike down gravel roads last night and it worked better than expected. Bought in the early 80's when I was in the Air Force, this was my first real bike not from a hardware store. Dug it out of the garage this morning to check everything, maybe an easy ride if it warms up. Front tire inflated easily (Presta), but had to reconfigure pump for back valve, which inflated and immediately emptied. Not only is it a Schrader but it doesn't have an inner core. Yeah, it's been a while.
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Stole Schrader core from wife's ebike and took this for a quick spin in 37°F cold rain. Bike felt pretty good overall, really gotta squeeze to get even a little bit of braking. Shifting was smooth, at least rear derailleur.

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Apr 5 at 1:48pmWeb
Show threadLovesTha🥧3d ago
@jerzone How long since it was last ridden?
Show threadJer 🚲3d ago
@LovesTha Probably a decade or more. I had had a fella who builds wheels look it over but since I mostly rode MTB it didn't seem worth putting money into it at the time.
Show threadpseudoramble3d ago
@jerzone looks like a nice bike!
Show threadJoan of Contention 😷3d ago
@jerzone That's a beaut!
Show threadJames C3d ago
@jerzone Sweet! I remember lots of friends riding Peugeots back in the day.
Show threadJer 🚲3d ago
@mack505 It seemed magical at the time, none of the bikes I'd owned before were so smooth and well built.
Show threadJames C3d ago
@jerzone Back in the same days I owned a Univega for a year, crashed & totaled it, then rode a Bianchi through college. Good bikes from a simpler time.
Show threadHarald Hannelius 3d ago
@jerzone I have one in the same style.
Show threadJer 🚲3d ago
@harald 3 chain rings, fancy!
Show threadHarald Hannelius 2d ago
@jerzone solves the issue with too big steps in gears, if you can manage the math while pedalling.