The scoop of the week was a 1981 Peugeot PE41M from a well known online auction house for €25. The bike is well used but in good working order and should get me through the winter. I had hoped it would have 650B (ETRTO 584 or 26 1/2") size wheels but sadly they're 28". It seems this model came with both. The dimples on the back fork of this model are definetely not designed for 28". The brakes however don't seem to have enough reach for a smaller rim.My plan was to turn this bike into a single speed but I'll leave it as it is it works just fine as 5-speed and has a certain novelty about it. It's nice to have a bike again that's "Verkehrstauglich" road-fit by german law (a lot of nonsense for the most part). It has a bell, reflectors, lights that work and two brakes.
What more could you want?
Phelim
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