Quoth Warren Young:
> >From the exotic cirque...back to the mundane. I'm not a french bike guy but
>I had to pick up a pristine lime green Peugeot UO-8, (I think, how can you
>tell?
Steel rims, cottered cranks, 52/36 chainwheels.
>It's not a PX-10.) at a thrift store the other day just because the
>paint and decals are so mint.According to the PX-10 database the decals
>indicate it's from around 1967. Still has the original Hutchinson rubber on
>it as well. Both Delrin Simplex derailleurs have cracks in the plastic
>bits.I have another front...but would it be period correct to put a Simplex
>Brevete on the tail end? I've been unable to find a timeline for the Simplex
>gears...is the Brevete a nice derailleur?
That's not a model name. "Brevete" means "patented" or "registered" (as a trademark.)
This is similar to "Brev Campagnolo."
Sheldon "Patent Pending" Brown
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