It has always been my assumption, albeit probably erroneous, that if a Peugeot frame has chromed forks and stays, it is their top-of-the-line model. I also assumed that all PX10s were white. As I understand the information supplied under PX10 Database's section entitled "1975 - 1977", if both the forks and stays are chrome, then the frame is Reynolds 531 DB throughout. And, of course, this is assuming my frame is actually 531 and from that time period. However, neither the paint scheme nor the components of my bike match any of the various model descriptions for any of the various time periods. Of course this is a PX10 database and this may not be a PX10, so I'm back to square one trying to figure this one out.

This looks like a repainted frame in which case the owner might have taken whatever decals were available at the time to rebrand the bike as best he could (or he may have unscrupulously branded a non-Peugeot and/or non-Reynolds frame). The absence of a serial number simply compounds the frustration (there are two, small holes in the underside of the BB which would have been where rivets would have attached the serial number plate). At least I can take heart that I only paid $50 for the bike with some very nice components--the two jewels in the crown, at least for me, are the Brooks Pro leather saddle and my favorite derailer in the world, the Simplex Super LJ!

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