upon reflection -

in thinking about how the white Rizzato and red Bozzi were kitted it occurred to me that they can be seen to represent an evolution of the entry level road racing bicycle from the Peugeot PA-10 and Gitane Interclub type models of the bike boom years. an inexpensive alloy cotterless chainset helps reduce weight and simplify ease of maintenance without adding a great deal of cost.

even Arregui got into this process with their New Racer road ensemble and Victoria bicycle.

it makes a kind of sense when seen in the perspective of an historical arc.

have you learned any additional information about your machine since last post?