Handlebars - 04

HANDLEBARS:
Philippe ATAX - post 1975 "GUIDONS PHILIPPE" / "ATAX PROFESSIONNEL" logos - thin wall aluminum alloy - Clear anodized finish - post 1975 triple center band knurling - Professionnel profile bar bend - 130 mm wide / 25.4 mm clamp sized bulged center section - 42 cm C-t-C / 110 mm reach / 150 mm drop - model Professionnel : Velox - handlebar tape - 100 percent cotton cloth - braided with reinforced edges - pre-glued adhesive backing - Black - model 90 Tressostar : Velox - handlebar end plugs - slotted head screw in attachment - pre circa 1984 "large" Velox logo - Black ... [With the exception of genuine team bikes, Peugeot PY-10 bicycles for model year 1978 came equipped with Phillipe Professional handlebars like the ones seen here as original equipment (…contemporary Peugeot-Esso-Michelin team bikes were fitted with some variation of Cinelli handlebars depending upon individual rider preference). That said, select models of the PY-10 other than the PY-10 CP were made available having a Gold anodized version of otherwise identical Philippe ATAX Professional handlebars. Still, this is one of the precious few components where retail customers were offered no option of choice whatsoever in specification when completing the detailed purchase order form for a PY-10 CP. As a matter of fact, the actual width of the handlebars that one received was determined by Peugeot’s own Prestige shop consistent with whatever they deemed appropriate given other pertinent build details such as frame size and stem length. One could, however, indicate their preference of either Black or White colored Velox Guidoline Champion cloth tape with which to have said bars wrapped (...although it should be noted that I have elected to use Velox Tressostar here as a personal preference since it affords a tad more cushion owing to its comparatively thicker profile), and this choice in turn dictated the coloration of matching Velox rubber bar end plugs supplied.]