I have both the catalog showing the junior racer and an actual bike which is what my kids learned to road ride on. I've got a busy weekend with family in town visiting so Sunday evening will be happy to respond back with more info and facts.
Eric Elman
Somers, CT USA
> At 2/9/2007 11:18 PM -0500, Martin Walsh wrote:
>>Dear CR listees,
>>I just picked up a circa 1972 PEUGEOT Junior Racer with 24" steel
>>rims,appears to be a Model G 50 C according to the website: CYCLES RETRO
>>PEUGEOT @ http://home.wanadoo.nl/
>>The bicycle is basically a miniature Peugeot UO8 five speed
>>racer,with,fenders,rear rack and generator and lights.Simplex gears and
>>side pull brakes.Bolt on wheels no quick release.Rock hard plastic
>>saddle,Lyotard steel pedals with reflectors.
>>It's the first one I've seen by Peugeot. Does anyone recall these in the
>>USA. The catalog on the Cycles Retro Peugeot website is in GERMAN.Tires
>>are 24 X 1 1 3/8" clinchers.
>>[snip]
>>If anyone knows if there was a USA model or is G 50 C the same model
>>number for all countries in the Peugeot models.
>>Yours truly,
>>Marty Walsh
>
> Marty,
> Peugeot Junior Racers were fairly common around here but were equipped
> differently. 2 chainrings and no fenders,rear rack, generator or lights.
> Looking at some old group ride photos it looks like the tires were
> significantly narrower than the 1-3/8" Hutchinsons on my son's 24" wheel
> Follis. Maybe Michelin 50s. Looks in the photos like the rings were 1/2
> step while the Folis was a sensible 46-36.
>
>
> Mark Stonich;
> Minneapolis Minnesota
> http://mnhpva.org
> http://bikesmithdesign.com