Re: [CR] Pre War Peugeot Racing Bikes and "Italianate" Racers?

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Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 19:28:50 -0400
From: "Ken Freeman" <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>
To: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@yahoo.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Pre War Peugeot Racing Bikes and "Italianate" Racers?


Well, this makes sense, that they were different for different sizes. Many smaller Italian road racing frames have a steeper seat angle in smaller frames - my 52 cm Mondonico is about 75 degrees.

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 6:59 PM, P.C. Kohler <kohl57@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- On *Tue, 5/11/10, Ken Freeman <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>* wrote:
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> From: Ken Freeman <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CR] Pre War Peugeot Racing Bikes and "Italianate" Racers?
> To: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@yahoo.com>
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 5:22 PM
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> "Not to fight about the numbers, but I want to point out that my 52 cm
> 1968 or 69 PX-10 measures out with 73/73 angles. It's not built so I can't
> tell you how it rides. Your generalization is not good."
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> Not alas a generalization of mine. But the spec'd frame angles from a 1970
> catalogue. 52 cm is small and I suspect most of these catalogue spec's for
> angles, weights etc. were for a 56 cm. My '69 PX-10 sure isn't a 73 and
> she's a 62 cm c-c.
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> Peter Kohler
> Washington DC USA
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Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI USA