April 18th, 2018:

	We picked up my Peugeot bike from the post office last night.  
We'd *just* made it there before they closed at 6pm (bloody traffic), but 
the lady working the PO was glad to be rid of the large box that was 
taking up most of her shelves!

The box didn't fit in our Hyundai's trunk, as I expected.  I came prepared 
with an Olfa knife, so I cut the box open and found the bike had been 
taken apart and shipped in pieces!  I wasn't expecting that, although as 
someone who spent twenty years as a shipper/receiver, I really should 
have... it only makes sense as it keeps the package size down and saves on 
shipping costs.

At this point, I just loaded the pieces into the trunk, made sure 
everything was accounted for, and we drove off.  I thanked God that I 
hadn't told my wife to drop me off at the post office and that I'd ride 
the bike home!  That might have been embarassing...

Once I got the stuff unloaded, I took the requisite pictures (see my 
Mastodon feed or wait 'til this weekend's MOTD entry) and inspected 
everything.  I looked at the gearing first: the Peugeot has a single-speed 
hub with a 16T freewheel, and a 48T chainring.  48/16 isn't bad, gives a 
gear ratio of 3.00, decent for how I ride.

The frame is in exquisite shape for its age (like me, early 70s vintage), 
the mechanics look good, but the panniers look like they could use a 
little TLC.  The leather is a bit weathered (probably stored outside), but 
thankfully there's a leather restoration place on my bike route home that 
could probably help restore them to their former glory.

The tires look like they've seen better days, but I was planning to 
replace them anyway along with the tubes.  Unfortunately, 500a (24") is an 
uncommon size on this continent, so I'll likely need to order tires and 
tubes online (where they are plentiful).

This weekend's project will be putting the Peugeot together and taking her 
for a test run.  I'll post details on my MOTD blog 
(http://sparcipx.motd.org) at some point.