Am I missing something here ? - The PY10FC model designation was used for the Carbon Framed "Fibre de Carbone" (hence the FC bit) ! did Bicycling just get their model designations mixed up ?
Bob Reid Stonehaven Scotland
> From: Stephen Spielman <sspielman@goeaston.net>
> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:57:49 -0500
> To: "Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Peugeot PY10FC road test
>
> While I am not certain if Vitus made the frame in question for Peugeot,
> Peugeot DID outsource the carbon fiber frame that superceded it. That
> frame was manufactured for Peugeot under contract by Zodiac in France
> (yes, the makers of the inflatable rafts). Peugeot did the "design and
> engineering" but left the actual construction to Zodiac. I have a friend
> who works for Zodiac here in the US and obtained a couple of these
> frames for his own use during their production run. By that time,
> Peugeot had already pulled out of the US market. The scuttlebutt on the
> frames was that the earlier ones had spotty problems (my friends example
> eventually had the chainstays pull out from the BB), but that the
> problems had been resolved by the later production. Indeed, my friends
> second frame is still seeing daily use by his wife, having served a long
> life-especially for a carbon frame.
> Steve Spielman
> Maryland
>
> Steve Kurt wrote:
>
>> Hi gang,
>> While perusing thru the March '85 issue of Bicycling,
>> I came upon a road test of Peugeot's 19 pound
>> wonder-bike, the PY 10 FC. List price was $1700, and
>> it was equipped with the proper French components.
>> There is a reference to the frame sharing many features
>> and construction details as a Vitus frame. Would
>> Peugeot simply re-badge a Vitus frame, or merely make a
>> few cosmetic changes?
>> Please contact me if you are interested in a copy of
>> the article.
>>
>> Steve Kurt
>> (killing way too much time poking thru old mags!)