Picked this up locally over the weekend. Can't find much detail about it other than it was made in France in the 80s and has Huret gears. No idea what the tube quality is but it's surprisingly light at 21lbs.
....and a nice Brooks Competition saddle
Went out on it yesterday and it's a nice ride despite the too skinny for me tyres. A couple of problems though...the pedals are horrible and my SPDs appear to be a different thread Also the brakes are dreadful, will some modern blocks help?
I'm off to my lbs to see if the cranks can be re-threaded but if I need to replace them (they appear to be odd ones anyway) what sort of options do I have if I want to replace the chainset for something a little kinder to my old legs?
....and a nice Brooks Competition saddle
Went out on it yesterday and it's a nice ride despite the too skinny for me tyres. A couple of problems though...the pedals are horrible and my SPDs appear to be a different thread Also the brakes are dreadful, will some modern blocks help?
I'm off to my lbs to see if the cranks can be re-threaded but if I need to replace them (they appear to be odd ones anyway) what sort of options do I have if I want to replace the chainset for something a little kinder to my old legs?