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The Vintage Bicycle Thread

My 16 y/o daughter needs a bicycle. Nothing fancy, just an inexpensive serviceable machine to get her to the record store and back, with a bit of style.

So, $100 got us this basic French bike from the '70s:



She likes it. I'm fixing the stuff that needs fixing, which isn't much. #1 was the seat, so now it looks like:



It'll also get some hammered aluminium fenders, new brake pads, and a general lube/adjust. Even as is, it rides nicely - I rode it to work today.

Any "vintage" bikes you want to show?
Old 01-17-2012, 05:56 PM
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