Originally Posted by Dirtdrop
I chose a PX10 because it was a top of the line bike that I could afford. Bernard Thevenet had just won the 1975 Tour de France on a Peugeot, so it had credibility as a racing bike. I didn't like the components, but I thought I could upgrade them later. The frame was the important part. I still have it. It's been through a lot of changes over the years. Right now it's mostly Campy NR and SR and I have moustache bars on it. It would be worth more with all original parts, but I like it the way it is and I don't plan to ever sell it.
All very true, but wait there's more! The PX-10s were a top-line bike for half the price of an Italian top-line race bike or a Raleigh International or Pro, AND they were usually several pounds lighter than their Italian and British colleagues. How could us then-high-school seniors buy anything else?