I can no longer sit by and watch as the unsuspecting masses are misled down the checkerboard pathway to perdition. Be not misled by those false prophets blaring the party line for Peugeot. The REAL deal in French racing machines is Gitane. When I first rode my '75 Tour De France in 2002, (my first Gypsy) my PX 10 was up for sale the next day.
Racing History? Give me Anquitel, Van Impe, Hinault, LeMond and Fignon anyday. Sure, Thevenet, Pingeon and Anderson were great, but they can't compare! What's more inspirational, that silly white checkerboard Peugeot jersey or Anquitel's St. Raphael colors?
And who doesn't feel a thrill when they see the Renault Gitane livery's black yellow and white stripes, in which Hinault won his greatest prizes, and Lemond and Fignon cut their teeth?
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Gitane runs the gamut from 50's/60's Mafac centerpulls and TA 5 pin cranks to 1984 On Topic state of the art Simplex, Campy and Mavic. What more could you want?
So abandon the false prophets who would sell you a pig in a poke. Come to the true faith and seek out a Gitane. Know what a REAL french racing machine feels like.
Tom (liverish tonight, better tomorrow) Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
hler" <kohl57@starpower.net> wrote: Marc and others... check out the CR website, France section and the excellent Peugeot section, in particular the PX-10 pages. Invaluable! That and the Peugeot catalogue site (see link for that) should give you a very good introduction to this wonderful machine.
But yes... c. 1972 PX-10s had Dubois plain pattern lugs instead of Nervex. I rather like the Dubois ones but many consider a PX-10 is not a PX-10 without those Nervex Professional lugs. Model names: these came later, c. 1978 or so. But US market PX-10 leaflets often called the model "Professional" as well in the late 1960s.
All this PX-10 "activity" here on the CR List is indeed gratifying! All the more so since it has inspired some of you to actively seek one out. Do. This is one of those bikes that is not as fascinating a "chat" subject as some. Nor is it one to worship on a wall. The real joy of a PX-10 is to just ride one. I spent three hours on mine today and yes Michael Toohey, she made me feel like Tom Simpson and Roger Pingeon.
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA _______________________________________________
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