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Dan Griswold
Guest
Hi all,
I could really use some suggestions from someone with no financial stake in the answer (as,
e.g., a LBS).
I have a ~25 yr old lower-end Peugeot "103" (10 spd., cotter pin cranks, Rigida rims, steel frame).
Not a valuable bike, and I now have as my main bike a 2002 model Trek 2000. But I would hate to dump
the Peugeot in the landfill, and would like to use it if I can.
The problem (which led me to getting a new bike in the first place) is that the rims do not have
rolled edges, and it is nearly impossible (I am told) to find 27" tires that will work with those
rims. My choices seem to be (I am told) either to run modern tires at less than recommended
pressure (risking pinch flats), or replace the rims (which, with new tires and tubes, would run
close to $100).
It may be worth the money, because then I would have a beater bike to use with my kiddos. But what I
need to know from you r.b.t denizens is whether what I have been told (above) is accurate and
whether there is anything else I ought to know about this.
Many thanks in advance,
Dan
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Dan Griswold Carrollton, TX
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I could really use some suggestions from someone with no financial stake in the answer (as,
e.g., a LBS).
I have a ~25 yr old lower-end Peugeot "103" (10 spd., cotter pin cranks, Rigida rims, steel frame).
Not a valuable bike, and I now have as my main bike a 2002 model Trek 2000. But I would hate to dump
the Peugeot in the landfill, and would like to use it if I can.
The problem (which led me to getting a new bike in the first place) is that the rims do not have
rolled edges, and it is nearly impossible (I am told) to find 27" tires that will work with those
rims. My choices seem to be (I am told) either to run modern tires at less than recommended
pressure (risking pinch flats), or replace the rims (which, with new tires and tubes, would run
close to $100).
It may be worth the money, because then I would have a beater bike to use with my kiddos. But what I
need to know from you r.b.t denizens is whether what I have been told (above) is accurate and
whether there is anything else I ought to know about this.
Many thanks in advance,
Dan
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Dan Griswold Carrollton, TX
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