But if we were to look at the best French bikes, such as the Gitane Super Corsa, the Follis 672, and the touring bikes made by Rene Herse and Alex Singer, French design and workmanship can stand next to the best of Italy. And most of us are quick to to forget, or too young to have ever known, how effective a racing tool a PX-10 (especially in the smaller sizes) or Gitane Tour de France could be.
I have a '73 Tour de France, a '71 Super Corsa, and a '71 PX-10. The workmanship leaves alot to be desired (all are worse than my '73 Bottecchia), but man do they go! My butt spends more time on them that the rest of the stable.