Tag: Randonneur

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Two Wheels and a Lion: The Complete History of Cycles Peugeot

c.1985 Peugeot PX-10 S Super Compétition road bicycle

The full history of Cycles Peugeot: from a family steel foundry in Montbéliard to a record ten Tour de France titles and the lightweight PX-10 and PY-10 racers prized by collectors today. Along the way, a family divided between the bicycle and the automobile, a folding bicycle built for soldiers, and the checkerboard jersey that defined an era of French racing.

Peugeot History: A Timeline of Key Corporate and Technical Events

Jacques Tati and his 1911 Peugeot in the 1947 comedy Jour de Fête

From a 19th-century grain mill to a record ten Tour de France victories, the story of Cycles Peugeot spans more than two centuries. This timeline charts the industrial milestones, technical innovations and racing triumphs that carried the Peugeot Lion from the steel foundry to the front of the peloton.

Tech Specs: 1940s Twin Top Tube Randonneuse

Custom Handmade Frame Upright randonneuse arrangement and geometryFine build by accomplished constructeurOriginal twin top tube design is nicely uniqueWonderful lugwork throughout, like early NervexArtistic caps on seat stay tangsChain stays reinforced with tangsCenter mount bridge for rear sidepull brake2x fender/mudguard…

Tech Specs: 1967 Jo Routens Randonneur

Jo Routens Frame Jo Routens Fork Period Headset (French, 25mm Diameter) Huret Luxe Touring Rear Derailleur (5 Speed) Jo Routens Push/Pull Front Derailleur (3X Chainrings) Cyclo Derailleur Levers (3 X 5 Speed) Specialites TA Pro 5 Vis Crank (Aluminum) Specialites TA Pro…

Tech Specs: 1950s Jo Routens Randonneur

1950s Jo Routens Randonneur Cycles Grand Bois Restoration

Jo Routens Frame Jo Routens Fork Stronglight P3 Headset (French, 25mm Diameter) Cyclo Rear Derailleur (5 Speed) Cyclo Derailleur Lever (5 Speed) Jo Routens Front Derailleur (3 Chainrings) TA Chainrings (Large: 48T, Middle: 38T, Small: 26T) Maillard Freewheel (5 Speed) MAFAC Brake Levers (Open Back) MAFAC…

Tag Randonneur

Two Wheels and a Lion: The Complete History of Cycles Peugeot

Peugeot History: A Timeline of Key Corporate and Technical Events

Tech Specs: 1940s Twin Top Tube Randonneuse

Tech Specs: 1967 Jo Routens Randonneur

Tech Specs: 1950s Le Chemineau Randonneur

Tech Specs: 1951 Rene Herse Concours

Tech Specs: 1950s Jo Routens Randonneur