Ed Braley wrote:
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> Most certainly a "French thing".
>
> Peugeot bikes used this type of attachment, I've seen several. Not sure of
> the time frame, but I'd say late seventies to early eighties models.
>
> Ed
I have a Peugeot PRO 10 (team bike) that I special ordered from Peugeot in 1980 (took 10 months to arrive!). It came with the weird braze-on front derailleur mount that looks like a water bottle boss. Mavic also had their own version of the same mount for their front derailleur.
Chuck Schmidt
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