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Old 09-22-23, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Markeologist
Would be nice to know what other contemporaneous bikes you compared the PX-10 too … I’m not a Peugeot owner myself, I prefer the Gitanes of the era. Both, along with others, however, have that metric 531 feel which I find enjoyable.
I will candidly acknowledge that I prefer Gitanes of that era to PX-10s, and perhaps the OP would be better served by a TdF or a Super Corsa - but still, the PX-10 was a successful and popular racing mount for many years and reflected road conditions and expectations of its time.
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