Cycles Peugeot was a notable manufacturer in the
French bicycle industry. The company was founded by Jean Pequignot Peugeot who, in the 18th century, made water mills. The factory built a good reputation and the income meant Peugeot could expand with a steelworks in Montbéliard, which he ran with a colleague and two brothers. They turned their steel into knives and forks, hydraulic equipment and, from 1882, bicycles.
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