Originally Posted by
Road Fan
This is what made me say, PX-10!!! YESSS!!! For $250 I bought one in boxes that is not nearly as nice, tho it's rather older ('68 or so) and has all its French bits. You can make a really fine bike from this frame. Might take longer than with say a Nishiki, but it will be sweeter for the effort and for la vie Francais!
edit: La vie Francais aside, it'll be easier to score yourself a set of 120 mm Campy Record-based tubular wheels than the original Normandy Luxe Competition wheels with the Montlery rims. I'll forgive you if you just get the Campy's. They'll still fit. She won't throw you.
I do have a pair of Campy hubs, freewheel rear that is 120mm. I'd get that laced to some Sun 700 M13II silver box clincher rims. That would be later if the hubs shine up properly. For now I have a set of Dura Ace hubs, with a 6 speed DA freewheel and Matrix ISO rims. I also have simplex DT shifter and some original Mafac brakes. Chris, at Veloorange, says they have a $20 Simplex RD that should fit. I also have a Campy NR crankset for now.
The seller might bring the frame by tonight 8:30pm EST - saving me a couple hour round trip
he's on his way - with a RD, brakes, and handlebars!