Re: [CR]PX-10 Information

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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:48:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]PX-10 Information
To: Paul Cooley <pcooley@cybermesa.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <ce8070d868b631ad2998177fa6e7e93a@cybermesa.com>


Paul, Peugeot serial numbers are one of the great mysteries of bike collecting. No one I know has ever been able to make sense of them. With all the thousands of people who worked at Peugeot over the years, you'd think SOMEONE would know the numbering system, but no one on the list seems able to find out.

If you post a link to some photos, there are lots of folks on the list who can narrow it down within a few years from the decals and headbadge, if they are mostly intact.

BTW those "horrible" Simplex QR's, if they are the ones I think, frequently go for $100 a pair or more on eBay.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX

Paul Cooley <pcooley@cybermesa.com> wrote: I found a bike on the side of the road with a "free" sign on it that a bike mechanic friend of mine identified as a PX-10. I've checked the Classic Rendezvous page, and from the six digit serial number, I'm guessing it's a late 60's bike. I was wondering if there is anything else that would help me narrow it down.

It's got a small gold "Peugeot" on the downtube, the white paint with black Nervex lugs. The headbadge comes to a point down below the lion. There are high-flange Normandy Competition hubs, but the rims have been replaced with steel Araya rims. I'm guessing the original rims may have been for tubulars, and the owner wanted to put clinchers on them. There were horrible Simplex quick releases that didn't seem to tighten the rear wheel very well. Brooks Professional saddle. I wouldn't know what to look for in the rest of the decals to point out anything that might be out of the ordinary. Looking at the catalogue pictures for 1966 and 1970, there is not enough detail for me to see anything to differentiate the bike I found from either of those. I also don't know much about the Simplex derailleur line. The shift levers are made up of two pieces of thin steel, with plastic on the top. There's an AVA stem with a pseudo-lugged look to it. The cranks and chainrings are Stronglight, and there's these itsy bitsy pedals on it with no brand name, but they have a point sticking up on the outside that digs into the outside of my foot when I'm wearing sandals.

The serial number is 951414.

I'd say it's in decent shape, and the tires and tubes are good. I've been riding it around town quite a bit. It has acquired a bit of beusage over the years, but it's a great ride, and hey, it was free, so I can't complain.

If there's anyone who thrives on sleuthing out information on the PX-10, I'd be happy to take some pictures of it and email them to you.

I'd also be curious if it's not really a PX-10.

Now, should I put my trash picked tubular rims with campy hubs on the bike? I've been wondering what to do with them.

Paul B. Cooley
Santa Fe, NM
http://carfreefamily.blogspot.com