Originally Posted by imabeliever1
I picked up a bike at the thrift store last week. Says St. Etienne on the headtube area. The downtube has a Francia decal on both sides. Now the odd part. At the top of the seatube is a Peugeot logo (lion?)
with Peugeot under it. I am of the opinion that it is a Peugeot but am not sure. Has Simplex deraillures and shifter, Mafac brakes . So Peugeot or St. E??? What you think?
Thanks
Just about every French entry level bicycle during the 1970s boom had those components. St. Etienne was the center of the French bicycle industry with several manufactures located there, so the headtube reference could be to the region and not the manufacturer. The Peugeot lugwork is quite distinctive, especially the early boom era models. Posting pics would be an immense help.