European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes april 1985 Puig of equipping a Bike can mean adding everything from the rims to the seat to the handlebars to the tires to photo by Gus Schuettler getting equipped different spokes for different folks by Kominicki staff writer icycl1ng is not much different from any other sport with Only a Little Talent and the right even the Novice can get out there and make a Stab at leading the equipment is the Bike will the bicycle be used for Earnest or just weekend jaunts is the terrain Likely to be Flat or will there be a few Hills or maybe a Mountain or two for tooling around one to three gears will do the for touring the often rugged countrysides of eur the bicycle should have at least five and preferably 10 or More buying such a Bike is like anything you get what you pay european bikes Are among the be stand and thanks to the Strong they Are reasonably a recent Check with cafes turned up mens and women Peugeot 10speed models at around Peugeot mens these were Selling for Only slightly More than the 10speeds one stripped Down version was but essentially the Price depends on whats on the some were Bare others had All the required european safety watch for some cafes outlets also offer Raleigh 10speeds for t i i r f f about but be careful Here these Are not the Madei England there built in Tai wan for Sale in the states by Raleigh of which was bought out by Check for the the bikes carry a yearlong guarantee that normally Good Only in an cafes spokesman said the Exchange will Honor the service guarantees or find someone that but the bikes Are due to be dropped from the inventory in the coming one of these the Raleigh Sov comes with Dia compe Sid pull brakes and a Sun tour but the tires and pedals Are nothing cafes also Sells american made Huffy in Stock on the Day we checked were the Huffy winds print a 12gear mens Model for and some Huffy 3speeds because of their weight and limited gear Arent especially Good for Huffy is not necessarily a bad but the Peugeot or Raleigh is a better cafes can also order just about any Bike see the Exchange customer service the French and Canadian pcs in Germany sell a wider variety of but at higher at the Didio derailleur adjustments can be done