You're right, my mid-80's Peugeot PZ-10 is also English thread, but a lot of buyers, at least those who have heard of French thread, are leary of any old French bike.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> Jerry wrote:
>
> > As I usually advise anyone who asks me about French bike values, a
French
> > bike has to be pretty special to fetch more than $500. Doesn't make any
> > logical sense, but that is the reality of the market. Actually, that is
> one
> > of the reasons I collect more French bikes than anything else - they are
> in
> > my opinion under-priced. Bad if you are selling, good if you are
buying,
> > which I usually am. I think the hassle of dealing with Frech threads
puts
> > some off French bikes, and the lack of Campy mystique is definitely a
> > factor. Even in the tiny world of classic bikes there are those who
have
> > the narrow view that "Campy is the best, period". Those of us who know
> that
> > that is, at the least, a simplistic view, can pick up some bargains.
The
> > Japanese appreciate the virtues of French stuff, but this bike is too
new
> > for their taste.
>
> This bike likely doesn't have any French threads to speak of. The rear
> derailleur is the same as Campagnolo. The BB is a cartridge if it truly is
> an SSC groupe. If I am not mistaken, the pedals were all ISO threaded.
This
> only leaves the headset as a possible difficult spot, even though I
believe
> it is likely that they had an ISO threaded one on this vintage. Besides
the
> Mavic headsets are among the most long lasting in the world, far better
than
> anything of the same weight from Campagnolo (the biggest problem is their
> Mavic specific headset wrenches). I love the Mavic SSC groupe, but am not
> too enamored with the Mavic stems and bars. Having said that, I would be
> interested in finding a set of Mavic SSC bars from the early 80's to
> complete my groupe (the original bars were mangled after one fall, so I
> decided at the time to replace with Italian bars) If anybody has any 40 cm
> Mavic bars, please contact me off list. I can trade a set of true NOS
(still
> in the sleeve) old logo Cinelli Giro D'Italia bars.
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ
>
>
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