Last week I found a newspaper ad from 1977 for my Halfords Sport touring bike. Fl. 339 equals €420 or £360 in today's money, which made it a pretty good deal:
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The bike I have has long ago been stripped of its parts for use in other projects, but the frame was still hanging in the rafters. It is my size and has ample clearance for tyres and mudguards, so I decided to rebuild it into a faux 'type fédéral', i.e. an affordable Pitard or Herse for the masses.
I may be getting a little carried away. From yesterday's shakedown ride:
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