I have seen PX-10s in red, blue, and I think yellow as well as the classic white & black. This one looks absolutely geniune. The decals and components put it in the mid 70's, probably 1974 or 1975 would be the most likely date.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: Eric Elman <tr4play@cox.net>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] Red PX10?
\r?\n> To: "Hugh Thornton" <hughwthornton@yahoo.co.uk>, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
\r?\n> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 6:00 AM
\r?\n> Hugh,
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Although PX-10's were almost exclusively white, I have seen
\r?\n> them in the same red and blue that the UO-8 was available in
\r?\n> at the time. I owned a blue one and if I recall, Dale
\r?\n> Brown had/has a red one. Regarding what year yours may
\r?\n> be, best way to tell is by decal scheme and components -
\r?\n> info which should be in the archives.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Eric Elman
\r?\n> Somers, CT USA
\r?\n>
\r?\n> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Thornton" <hughwthornton@yahoo.co.uk>
\r?\n> To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
\r?\n> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:13 AM
\r?\n> Subject: [CR] Red PX10?
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Everyone knows that PX10s are white - it is the only color
\r?\n> listed in the catalogs I have seen - except that I have just
\r?\n> bought a red bike that purports to be a PX10 - ebay item
\r?\n> number 140321017847 . The spec would seem to indicate that
\r?\n> it might be a PX10, but I am not sure that the year is 1975
\r?\n> - does anyone have any thoughts on the model and year?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Also, does any listmember know the best / cheapest way of
\r?\n> shipping a bike from France to the UK? The vendor is willing
\r?\n> to do this but is not sure of the best way. The company I
\r?\n> use for shipping from the UK at reasonable rates doesn't
\r?\n> give me a good quote for doing it the other way round.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Hugh Thornton
\r?\n> Cheshire, England