Peugeot Aravis 1988

[LondonClassic]

Too many younger folks believe a bike HAS TO HAVE disc brakes, integrated levers, wide tires to be acceptably safe on the road. That has become the new technical standard. At least in USA.

In the UK it feels like the bias is towards larger tyre clearances and mudguard and rack fixings. Pure race machinery with x25 or x28 max clearance is seen as a bit limiting now with the trend for wider rubber.

 

[Nothin-fancy]

I hope I didn't come across as saying that the bike is not a good bike. It's a nice bike but on websites like this you are kinda preaching to the choir and people that are already excited about vintage bikes. Things get over hyped (Suntour, most Campy, Modolo brakes, Regina chains and freewheels, being able to tell a difference in tubing while riding) that the general public just think are "old" and a "relic".
Of course you get tons of "if it were my size, I'd pay X amount" on here or any vintage site.

My lbs has tons of vintage handmade bicycles on the walls that are drool worthy but every bike on the sales floor is tubeless, disc and fat tire. The owner has been after me to build up all the 700c clincher rimmed wheelsets because it's going to eventually be like 26" and not have very many choices for good high quality rims. Look at Mavic's website. Not many clincher's or tubular rims.

The truth is we are basically the dudes in the 1980's and 1990's that were daily driving 1950's cars with carburetor's.

 

[Rapparee87]

I hope I didn't come across as saying that the bike is not a good bike. It's a nice bike but on websites like this you are kinda preaching to the choir and people that are already excited about vintage bikes. Things get over hyped (Suntour, most Campy, Modolo brakes, Regina chains and freewheels, being able to tell a difference in tubing while riding) that the general public just think are "old" and a "relic".
Of course you get tons of "if it were my size, I'd pay X amount" on here or any vintage site.

My lbs has tons of vintage handmade bicycles on the walls that are drool worthy but every bike on the sales floor is tubeless, disc and fat tire. The owner has been after me to build up all the 700c clincher rimmed wheelsets because it's going to eventually be like 26" and not have very many choices for good high quality rims. Look at Mavic's website. Not many clincher's or tubular rims.

The truth is we are basically the dudes in the 1980's and 1990's that were daily driving 1950's cars with carburetor's.

We like it that way just fine thanks....