Cycles Peugeot in the mid-1970s was manufacturing and exporting a large volume of bicycles. It had two manufacturing facilities. This was no doubt a challenge to manage. Up to 1976, the frame number and serial number were the same thing. The frame number stamped into the frame of the bicycle…

A factory at Romilly-sur-Seine was purchased by Cycles Peugeot in 1972. It had been used to manufacture refrigerators and therefore need some time to convert to bicycle production. Early in the production history of this factory, bicycle frames had a production code stamped into the bottom bracket shell. All but…

With vintage bicycles many people want to know: “How old is the bicycle?” The answer to this question keeps changing because the age of anything keeps increasing. The better question is: “When was the bicycle made?” From the date of origin you can always determine the current age of something.…