In a message dated 5/10/2003 9:23:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sachs@erols.com writes:
> 1968 or so: PX-10 in Providence I think was $165 (certainly <<$200), and I
> thought that terribly high for a bike w/o any campy parts.
>
Harv;
Lots of folks thought so... but it was about the only bike in that price range with 531 double butted tubes, forks, and stays... that might explain the price. Most of the other bikes in that range had straight gauge 531 or 531 in the main triangle only. Many PX-10 buyers were 'beer budget, Champaigne taste' folks who had the idea that the frame was more important than the components, and if they could get the best possible frame for the least money, the components could be replaced later as finances permitted. Maybe that's one reason why there's so few old PX-10s around with their original components compared to bikes that came with all-Campy parts (that and the fact that Campy parts probably would have lasted longer). My PX-10, when I sold it, had Weyless hubs, LJ Supers front and back, a Phil Wood BB, Pivo stem, a bunch of braze-ons and other goodies, plus a repaint... it was practically unrecognizeable as a Peugeot.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA