Introduction

Hello. This is where my new blog kicks off.

I've always ridden a bike as my primary means of transportation, but a few years back I took part in a cyclocamping event. Soon after that, my ugly-ass hybrid bike got mutilated during an attempted theft.  I happened to find a 1965 Peugeot PL-40 city bike frame from the dumpster. I built it up using only free dumpster-grade parts and it turned out to become a nice bike. This is where my interest in bicycles deepened substantially. Then I bought and overhauled a 1980 Peugeot PF-10. And even though I like the lightness, acceleration and speed of a racer. I just can't enjoy riding it in the city, in fact, I find myself getting pissed off doing so. A racer is no good for anything.

The next natural step for me is to build a bicycle that fulfills all or at least most my needs. The most important criteria are:

1. She's a classic French beauty (I did consider going for a classic British lightweight)

2. She's made for loaded touring