First Peugeot I ever saw was a car.
If someone had told me they made bikes, I wouldn't have wanted one.
After reading the posts, I have to agree, the electro forged Schwinn "10-speeds" were kind of the iconic bike of my teen years.
Few around my town could afford them, but we all knew what they were. We settled for Free Spirits and K-mart AllSports.
Then again, Crazy TV Lenny at American TV gave away thousands of Firenze bikes. I remember getting 4 or 5 at one time.
A window unit AC, a dorm fridge, a boom box, a set of speakers, and I think a car stereo. That promotion was iconic in itself.
My boss asked me to give them the once-over, so I wiped them down, adjusted brakes and gearing, tightened the bolts.
We lined them up outside the gas station and sold them for $50/each. Pick a color.