Dear
Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems like once a vintage French bike that requires those sorts of
>components the Japanese collectors covet gets parted out, it almost makes
>better sense to pitch the frame into a dumpster than to try to do anything
>halfway correct with it.
At risk of horrifying all the 'purists' out there, I will pose a question. Would it be better to pitch that classic Peugeot frame into the dumpster, or to build it up with modern, non period components? Ideally one would like to see the bike in as near to its original spec as possible, but to my mind I would rather see splined cranks, dual pivot brakes, cassette hubs and the like on a classic frame than see it in a dumpster. My own everyday bike, a 1977 Emperor Sport has a 2003 Deore LX front hub, because that was what I had available when I built the wheel. I'm sure I'll replace that hub with something a little more in keeping when the right part comes along, but in the meantime, I'm enjoying riding the bike. To me, that is far more correct than scrapping a perfectly good frame because you can't find or afford the 'correct' components.
Regards,
Jim Young
Edinburgh, Scotland.