At 06:47 PM 19/10/2007 -0700, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
>I think I am the third of the three CR members Peter refers to. He is
exactly right that one of the attractions of Peugeot racing bikes was that
the ones the World and TdF champions rode were not much different from
those anyone could buy for $200. I've often compared the Peugeot PX-10 to
the MG-TC or Triumphe TR-3, but even that is inadequate. Triumphe and MG
never beat Ferrari at Le Mans In the Day, but Peugeot did beat all the
expensive Italian marques in the TdF more than once.
>
But were they the same bikes you bought at the LBS or custom frames with Peugeot decals? That was usually the case with with most mass market brand names. I even read where in '83 and '84 the U.S. Raleigh team actually rode Marinonis.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada