Originally Posted by
Road Fan
I totally agree about the weight of the Brooks on the Peug, but it depends if he likes it. But steel bars? UO-8s had steel, but not the PX-10's with nervex lugs -- am I wrong?
Pre 'LE' models had the AVA stem, steel bars and a steel Simplex seatpost. When the 'LE' model was introduced, sometime around '74, its upgrades were a forged aluminum stem, aluminum bars and an aluminum seatpost.
In Peugeot speak 'E' means either 'different than' or it refers to clear coating of the chrome and 'L' is for 'Lux' or luxery
'LE' translates to 'more luxurious with chrome clear coating' or a 'different specification thats more luxurious'.
Back on topic.....Late 80's and early 90's Kleins can be had for reasonable prices.