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The Catalog of Reminiscence

The Invitation for Cycling by Mr.Gami

Part 42: Peugeot in 1982




Here is the catalog of Peugeot in 1982. Honda became the official import agent of Peugeot bicycle in 1982 instead of Yamaha. This catalog was A4 size, very simple. I introduce each model with large images.

The catalog was offered by Mr. F. K




These are the front cover and the back cover. The catalog was beginning with the highest grade aluminum frame model PX10-DU.J, and then six models followed it.





The highest grade road-racing bicycle PX10-DU.J was composed of VITUS 979 duralumin frame and the highest grade French parts of those days. However, the brake was Weinmann Calera 400 (it must have been OEM version of Yoshigai New Gran-compe 400), and the saddle was SanMarco Concor. The catalog was saying "The astounding weight 8.6 kg". However, UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) defined a minimum weight as 6.8 kg recently. How amazing the technological innovation is!

The catchphrase such as "Team Peugeot won the overall victory at the 1981 Tour de France" or "the world's first duralumin frame of the mass-production bicycle maker" was similar to the catchphrase of catalog of car maker. In the 80s, Japanese car maker often used the catchphrase such as "The first equipment in the world" or "Won victory at the race".





This was ordinary road racing bicycle which was made of Cr-Mo.





This was a general sports bicycle. It was equipped with safety levers and a kick stand because of the general model. The chain-wheel looks like Sugino.





This was the flat handlebar model of the bicycle above.





This was a fast-run model for woman. The carrier with a rubber band which was standard equipment and the rear light were suitable for French bicycle.





This was the junior road-racing bicycle which was equipped with 24 inch wheel. Cycle Peugeot selected the small size parts such as the handlebar, the brake lever and the saddle.





The last was the junior sports bicycle which was equipped with 550 * 28A wheel (21 inch model in Japan). This bicycle also had a high quality dynamo set.






inserted by FC2 system