Bru wrote:
1985 Peugeot Triathlon. Major components are all original and a mix of French parts.
that's a fine old bike, lovely..
In June 1992 on vacation in Yellowstone, I backed into a tree in a snowstorm, bent the frame on the Schwinn Varsity. The bike shop in some small Montana town had a Schwinn Continental and also a Peugeot, really really wanted the Peugeot but it didn't fit..
all my gear is old..
7-speed Paramount PDG steel with downtube shifters, original equipment except for chain, rear cassette, and derailleur. The derailleur lost a rivet while I was just riding along, turns out they don't last forever.
8-speed frankenbike on Trek 2500 alu, this has the single-pivot rim brakes from my first race bike from the 80s. Still stops just fine..
9-speed (woot!) on the Cervelo Dual 2005 frame, late 90s Hed Jet rear, newest wheel I own, 2000s Bontrager Aeolus to replace a Zipp 440 that the TSA repacked badly.
swim fins, still use Italian scuba fins from the late 70s for kick sets..