Thread: Need help to identify model and year of this "Astra"Bicycle
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Old 03-10-16 | 06:40 PM
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Yes, but I have a very different Astra that has the same Tour de France decal. Mine is butted 531 and has Stronglight crank, Huret Jubilee gears, MAFAC brakes, simplex seat post.... I know models change while their names don't, but I also know some brands put words on their bikes for no apparent reason. Every Falcon says "San Remo" on it, but that's not a model name. Likewise Peugeot "Campion du Monde."

Then again, my Astra also says "de luxe" on it. So maybe OP has a "Tour de France" and I have a deluxe version of the same?

Don't get me wrong: I'm no expert, just argumentative by nature .
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