Originally Posted by
vintagerando
So, what I am hearing....drop this PX-10 rebuild project, pick up the Gitane and use all the components from the PX10 on the Gitane. ahhh, you got me thinking.
If I come home with another bike, my wife...well she wont be happy. But, but....its not actually "a bike", right? I mean its a bike "part"..right?
PX-10s are a dime a dozen. I have a 60cm 1972 that I'd let go for $400 plus shipping!
Peugeot PX-10s seem to have been made with 2 different geometries in the larger frame sizes: 74° for performance and 72° for comfort. See [MENTION=185430]dddd[/MENTION] for his views on this.
[MENTION=404122]vintagerando[/MENTION]
"So, this frame does not have a "touring" geometry?"
Gitane used what was considered classic French road racing bike geometries from the late 60's to the early 70's on their Reynolds 531 framed models.
That means that those bikes were designed for riding all day on poorly paved roads that the pros raced on in those days.
That geometry later was describe as "club touring" and other euphemisms for a comfortable ride with good handling, especially in 58cm to 62cm sized frames.
After 1974 many top model French bikes were built with what was called Italian Geometry - 74° angles and shorter wheelbases.
My Gitane Super Corsas and TdFs from the bike boom days are smoother riding than my almost identical PX-10s. Same thing with my Bertins, they ride smoother.
verktyg
