At 7:00 PM -0500 1/3/03, Peter Naiman wrote:
>Dave: I'm not sure as to what you mean by Astra being an entry level
>cycle brought in by Motobecane.
I don't think they were "brought in" by Motobécane, but they were
_built_ by Moto.
>The Astra I purchased in 1968 was $250, or $50 less than the Schwinn
>Paramount. I believe my Astra was mostly Huret equipped. $250 in
>1968 was about 1/2 of a months pay for a highschool teacher, and a
>bit of money in 1968.
>Peter Naiman
>Boston, Mass
I know that there were such Astras, but all of the Astras I've ever come upon were low-end bike-boom models: gaspipe frames, Hurét Alvit, steel Rigida rims, Normandy hubs with wingnuts, Weinmann sidepulls, steel handlebars. A step down from a Raleigh Record, and a long way below the lowly Peugeot UO-8.
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