Peugeot again

[chillyuk]

I have been watching this item on E-bay

Peugeot

However some of the comments regarding compatibility raised on Percy's thread Old frame/New groupset
have made me reconsider. As the bike stands, assuming all is OK on it, it would do me OK, once those awful horizontal secondary brake levers are junked! I am just a little concerned that should I need to change anything if normal bits would fit. This is not something I would find out until I come to do the job. I am thinking of bottom bracket, fitting a cartridge. I am not too bothered about upgrading, just replacing worn items, such as derailleurs, should it become necessary. The steel wheels put me off a little but they can be changed for alloys as funds allow. I am strictly a leisure cyclist. I don't race or commute or do very high mileages. My longest rides are about 30 miles at about 12mph on my hybrid, but generally I go out 10 miles, have a cuppa, then come home 10 miles.

I don't know much about Peugots and compatibility, so would I be buying a load of potential problems with this bike? (even assuming I win the auction)

Advice welcomed.

 

[biggs682]

peugoets normally rock solid reliable commuters , but didnt the early ones have odd bottom brackets ???

i reckon that one will end around the 50 - 70 area

 

[Percy]

That one does look a lot older than the frame I've just bought. Did you win it?

 

[tyred]

My 72-74 model Pug UO-8 has a standard British BB (at least that's what I fitted ). I've never had to touch the headset apart from re-greasing it but it does appear slightly different to the British norm (a superior design imo, but God knows where you would find a replacement. Sheldon Brown says you can fit the standard bottom parts which are most likely to be worn). The other oddities are the way the Mafac brake caliper mounts at the back and the 24mm seatpost.

The bike in that link is a much later bike that mine and I think the only odd part of the later Pugs are the metric sized seat post.

I really like my old Pug, no lightweight but the long wheelbase makes it very comfortable to ride. I would happily buy another. Even if you do end up with odd French parts, it can all be sorted out if need be (just make sure you get a seatpost).

Where's Jimbo, the forum's Pug expert?

 

[Zoiders]

It's a cheapy, mostly hi-tensile with maybe one chromoly tube in the frame.

All you are seeing there is a picture, what you can't see is the condition of the hubs, spokes, rims etc. As a heavy base for say a fixed - maybe as long as it's a bodge job from the parts bin in the shed and not something you would spend good money on, the pinned chain set would have to be drilled out to loose a ring or possibly even cut depending on your chainline.

Be aware that it is very likely to be a "Heliomatic" hub at the rear which is very hard to find parts for outside of a cycle jumble, they are also very prone to stripping their drive splines(see sheldon brown for further information).

I also see it has a unicrown fork - they were buggers for snapping at the crown.

I would leave it alone and look for something more upgradable as I don't think it's worth the money at all unless you run it as is until it dies on you.

 

[chillyuk]

Thanks for the comments. I gave it a miss in the end.