John the Canuck
..a long way from somewhere called Home..
- Location
- Strathaven, Lanarkshire
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on the TREK [panniers] to the shops yesterday
saw a bike - mud-covered, grease splattered, bald tyre, torn saddle - but underneath a colourful orange paint-job, carbon forks - a nice TREK 1000
chatted to the elderly guy [kindred spirit..haha] and mentioned i had an older Peugeot road bike
he said..
''I've got a couple of them frames in the garden - you're welcome to one... oh some wheels too''................
off to his house [local] sure e'nuff --- a Peugeot Optimum 531 frame
very rusty though - solid BB, forks
all the wheels were too corroded [ very narrow rims guess no more than 3/4'' ]...oh well
when he saw me struggle with the forks he said
''Look - take the Optimum - if it's too rusty, come back for the Peugeot Premiere...........
- the sting in the tail..?
strap the frame on top of the panniers and 2 hours later of walking and coasting - I'm home
need to have a sleep on this methinks
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john
on the TREK [panniers] to the shops yesterday
saw a bike - mud-covered, grease splattered, bald tyre, torn saddle - but underneath a colourful orange paint-job, carbon forks - a nice TREK 1000
chatted to the elderly guy [kindred spirit..haha] and mentioned i had an older Peugeot road bike
he said..
''I've got a couple of them frames in the garden - you're welcome to one... oh some wheels too''................
off to his house [local] sure e'nuff --- a Peugeot Optimum 531 frame
very rusty though - solid BB, forks
all the wheels were too corroded [ very narrow rims guess no more than 3/4'' ]...oh well
when he saw me struggle with the forks he said
''Look - take the Optimum - if it's too rusty, come back for the Peugeot Premiere...........
- the sting in the tail..?
strap the frame on top of the panniers and 2 hours later of walking and coasting - I'm home
need to have a sleep on this methinks
.
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john