Re: [CR]Scary Peugeot PX-10 steering

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From: "Jon Schaer" <jschaer@columbus.rr.com>
To: "CR" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Scary Peugeot PX-10 steering
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 20:35:47 -0500


>>>I have made some frames with VERY steep angles (76 & 77 degrees, RIGI-like!) just to see how it would

work, and, after scrupulously making sure they are straight, the darn things ride no-hands easily... Go figure! >>>

FWIW, I have an early 80's budget Casati, which I measure at 75ยบ HA and 40mm offset; frame dimensions otherwise normal for a racing bike. I run 21mm sew-ups on normal wheels. It is a bit touchier than other on-topic and off-topic racing oriented bikes I have, but I adjust within minutes, and no-hands is fine, as is speedy cornering. I had it at Cirque a few years ago. An enjoyable bike to ride. This kind of front end has a nice balance out-of-the-saddle.

As Dale suggests, I would definitely suspect alignment problems with the PX-10. Unless you were accustomed to bikes only at the other end of the scale, it shouldn't be that hard to ride.

Jon Schaer
Columbus, OH USA