Originally Posted by
juvela
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thanks very much for sharing this find!
the PA-10 was a bit of an "orphan" from a sales standpont in my San Francisco Bay area during the boom
dealers had them in stock but sales of Peugeot bicycles seemed to be almost completely confined to models A08, U08/U18 and PX-10
the PR10 was also little encountered "in the field"
we did not see the juvenile or utility models at all
do not know if this may have reflected a distributor or a dealer decision
suspect your example would be likely a '73 rather than a '72 with that model of MAFAC brake lever
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Agreed -- when I worked at Bikecology (1972-74), the PA-10 was misunderstood and not a big seller, despite its utility as a budget entry-level racer. The 14-21 freewheel usually got replaced by a 14-26 or 14-28, at customer request, as on the
PR-10s and PX-10s. A PA-10 with modern lightweight clinchers and aluminum cranks would indeed be a very practical and enjoyable machine. (I rode on tubular tires frequently in Los Angeles, but I soon gave them up when I moved to San Diego County in 1981 and discovered goathead thorns.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069