Re: [CR] Peugeot musings

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Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:31:09 -0700
From: "verktyg" <verktyg@aol.com>
To: simon duval smith <simonduvalsmith@hotmail.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <verktyg@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Peugeot musings


Simon,

It was only some of the UO-8s and a few of PR-10 Peugeots that I saw with the seamed forks. The PR-10 models had only the 3 main tubes made of Reynolds 531 and no chrome on the rear triangle.

We used that as a selling point for Gitanes and Bertins vs. Peugeots.

From what I've read a letter 'N' in the model number indicate that the bike came equipped with clinchers rather than tubular tires e.g. PRN-10, PXN-10 and so on.

For those of you who haven't seen this, there's a great page on PX-10 history on the CR web site:

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/France/bicycles/Peugeot/PX10_history.htm

Chas. Colerich with an all original 1967 PX-10 'barn bike' Oakland, CA USA

simon duval smith wrote: <snip>
> As for forks; I found my bike at a recycler (council dump in the UK)
> perfect and complete but for one fork leg bent backwards and the front
> wheel sitting next to the bike. I lifted it up, put my foot on the
> bottom bracket and pulled the fork leg straight. I have ridden it
> about 2,500 miles since... Guess the PKN10E had forks made from tubing
> then... <snip>
> simon duval smith
> Islington
> London, UK