French or French - you decide
08-19-15, 12:21 PM
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The B. Carré. PX10s are cool, but they're also a dime a dozen.
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08-19-15, 12:31 PM
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I agree-and Mr. Carre' is slowly becoming more recognized with prices starting climb on the better French bikes as well, although there are many obscure but well made marques going for very reasonable prices, which is great for buyers. In fact it is not uncommon for someone to purchase a frame for a song and later find details that show it was built by B.Carre, his own high end frames are as good as any out there. 'Not sure how long it will last though.
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Carré.
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The Carré if I had to choose. Me, I'd be tempted to make a offer on both ...
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B. Carre for me, PX 10, i just don't see the allure, good bike, but great? to some for sure, and I have seen stellar examples, but for the most part they don;t do it for me.
08-19-15, 01:34 PM
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Carre. You can always pick up a PX-10 later if you choose, but how often do you see a B. Carre in your size for sale?
08-19-15, 01:40 PM
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It's a trick question.
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08-19-15, 03:03 PM
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At 200€, you better grab it fast.
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I am going to take the contrarian view here and say the PX10. Yes they are a dime a dozen -- in white. You don't see too many in red.
If we are talking about a handbuilt Frenchie, it better have 650B wheels and hammered fenders (mudguards)
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08-19-15, 03:40 PM
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Ok thats fairly one sided. @CV-6 whats the ride like on your Carré? Is it fully vintage?
08-19-15, 03:49 PM
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Ok thats fairly one sided. @CV-6 whats the ride like on your Carré? Is it fully vintage?
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Why not a Prestige Peugeot PY 10 which would have been built while Carre ran that shop? Best of both?
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08-19-15, 04:19 PM
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B. Carre built most of the top end Lejeune frames. While you can find B. Carre frames in various price levels they were hand built in a smaller shop vs. most PX-10s which were production models.
My 1972 Carre built Lejeune Champion du Monde.
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08-19-15, 04:54 PM
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Ok thats fairly one sided. @CV-6 whats the ride like on your Carré? Is it fully vintage?
Carre 082114 003 by L Travers, on FlickrIf some has the itch, there is a Carré on eby.fr at the moment.
08-19-15, 05:59 PM
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@CV-6, That's a lovely bike and a cool Mavic group to boot. It's hard to tell with the glare off the chromed stays, but are the seat stay caps scalloped and wrapped around the lug? Interesting angles at the front. Looks to have a very laid back head tube angle with a shallow raked fork. And what are those cool black & polished HF hubs?