Originally Posted by
John E
Until I read your post, I had believed that Peugeot switched over in 1980 and that Motobecane beat them by about 3 years.
To be honest, I guess it's possible that my bike is a 1978, although it's a dead-ringer for the 1979 catalog page on Velobase. I haven't seen the 1978 catalog. The RD is stamped 78 so it's no earlier than that. I bought the bike new in April 1979. It's also possible that I have an unusual frame. The 1979 catalog specs indicate Campy dropouts but mine are Huret. Perhaps they were using up some old parts.