Hello,
this is my first post. Has anyone ever heard of a French bicycle maker called Pierro? A relative gave me a bike of theirs ( I think it is 40 years old?) and I plan on turning it into a fixed-gear bicycle, even though the gear levers are pretty cool looking.

Anyway, any information on this bike?

Won't get far without some pictures I am afraid. Kind of sounds like a boomer bike, there were a lot of them out there in the 1970s that are pretty interchangeable.

I've never posted pictures before, I hope this works. I put up a picture of the front fork, what is it? I know next to nothing about bicycles, it is a new hobby. Also, I couldn't find any information on Wikipedia, which boasts a list of every French bicycle manufacturer.

From the looks of your pics it looks low end......You do know that unless you've got a pile of parts lying around or can get killer deals you are likely gonna spend alot more on alot less bike to make that thing a fixed gear?.....Just my opinion of course but I've been there and done that!

Oh ya! Welcome to C&V!

You know.......On second glance I see downtube shifters, Mafac brakes, pump pegs and chrome. Maybe it's not as low end as my first impression. Lets get some better pics. Any stickers saying what kinda steel it's made of? What kind of components does it have?

I'm not sure how much it cost when it was new, and the slightly rusted frame makes it hard to judge. I will save myself over $400 converting this to a fixie. When the time and money are right I'll buy an IRO. Anyway, the thing has lasted for 40 years, and I got it from a bike lover, so I can't imagine it's that low end. Is the frame a road frame? What characteristics does the frame show, if any?

My amateurishness is showing...

Definitely a road frame.......Your one consideration to beware of is that if it is indeed French you might be dealing with French threads on the fork and bottom bracket. If you need to replace either of those it may be relatively expensive and or frustrating to find the parts you need. Also if it has 27" tires and you switch to 700c's your brakes (if you wanna run them...which I would) might not reach far enough to hit your new rims. Also the stem & bars are likely different sizes than those commonly used on the majority of older road bikes so if you want to swap them out too you might run into problems. French bikes can be funny like that. But it really no biggie.....