Just finished my 1987 Peugeot restoration.
I'd been looking for a winter/bad weather commuter for a while (to replace my knackered old MTB) when I came across this Peugeot 501 framed racer. The owner said they'd not ridden it for a long time, in which time it was just sitting in their shed, and so was selling it.
The wheels were knackered (one rusted steel wheel, and one alu wheel with a snapped axle) so I replaced them both, and the usual needed replacing (cables, chain etc), but otherwise it was just a bit untidy.
Here it is in the condition I received it:
(More here & here!)
I stripped it down most of the way including a service of the headset (which had too many ball bearings!) and BB, so I could thoroughly clean the frame.
(More here & here!)
And then rebuilt it with new wheels, and tires I had in the shed. I cleaned up all of the stock components and started putting them back on the frame.
(More here!)
And here it is completed, built up as a single speed!
I tried to keep the costs down during the rebuild. Completed, the build came to a grand total of.. £88!
I'll probably buy it new tires at some point, as well as a dedicated singlespeed freewheel rather than using the 6 speed it came with!
Here's a breakdown of the costs for those interested:
Bike/Frame - £30
Wheels (Weinmann Rims on Quando Hubs) - £45
Inner Tubes - £5
Cables (Bell, from Asda) - £4 for a set
Chain (Bell, from Asda) - £4
Everything else is stock, which I've thoroughly cleaned and polished!
It's remarkably light (Around about 8 kg), and I'm very pleased with it - Although I have no idea what model the bike is! If anyone can help me with that I'd be grateful, and I can supply any pictures you may need for identification.
I'd been looking for a winter/bad weather commuter for a while (to replace my knackered old MTB) when I came across this Peugeot 501 framed racer. The owner said they'd not ridden it for a long time, in which time it was just sitting in their shed, and so was selling it.
The wheels were knackered (one rusted steel wheel, and one alu wheel with a snapped axle) so I replaced them both, and the usual needed replacing (cables, chain etc), but otherwise it was just a bit untidy.
Here it is in the condition I received it:
(More here & here!)
I stripped it down most of the way including a service of the headset (which had too many ball bearings!) and BB, so I could thoroughly clean the frame.
(More here & here!)
And then rebuilt it with new wheels, and tires I had in the shed. I cleaned up all of the stock components and started putting them back on the frame.
(More here!)
And here it is completed, built up as a single speed!
I tried to keep the costs down during the rebuild. Completed, the build came to a grand total of.. £88!
I'll probably buy it new tires at some point, as well as a dedicated singlespeed freewheel rather than using the 6 speed it came with!
Here's a breakdown of the costs for those interested:
Bike/Frame - £30
Wheels (Weinmann Rims on Quando Hubs) - £45
Inner Tubes - £5
Cables (Bell, from Asda) - £4 for a set
Chain (Bell, from Asda) - £4
Everything else is stock, which I've thoroughly cleaned and polished!
It's remarkably light (Around about 8 kg), and I'm very pleased with it - Although I have no idea what model the bike is! If anyone can help me with that I'd be grateful, and I can supply any pictures you may need for identification.