Alright folks... so, I found this old peugot uo-8 rusting away in the breweries storage warehouse. Turns out it belonged to our fearless leader and had no use for it.
So it came home with me.
As you can see.. it was kinda converted into a European city commuter style.
The front derailleur is gone, the rear is not original as far as I can tell.
The stem and handle bars are obviously not original.
In fact, the Allen keyed stem bolt is standard and not metric and the whole thing seems kind of banged into place.
Rear wheel is good but the gear cluster seems to wobble a bit, not apparent under load, just coasting.
Missing a spoke, but otherwise true.
Front wheel is banged up with a wobble.
Cottered crank set seems fine though.
Brakes are original and work well.
So far I've repacked all the bearings except the bottom bracket, lubed up the chain, and slapped some not as dry rotted tires and new tubes on it.
Really, I had to cut the old tires off it.
Took it around the block a few times today and it rides fairly nice!
So... I'm looking for hints, and suggestions about how I should proceed with this bike..
I pretty much want to not touch the patina of the frame.. it's in good condition and I think it has a lot of character as is..
I'm torn between having the wheels rebuilt and made true, or, investing in a basic 700c alloy wheel set.
I would like to return the handlebars to a original style set of drop bars and brake levers. But I think that is going to imply a new stem as well. This one is sitting about 1/4 inch under the minimum mark.
As for the bottom bracket.. as is, it seems fine, but if I'm replacing the wheel set and rear gear cluster, I might as well replace and modernize the BB as well right?
I understand the Velo orange is the way to go here?
Money IS an object, so it will be a casual build with free time and free money
As to the name of this thread? I'm sure most of you know that peugot started out as a manufacturer of peppermills.. I belive the original Peugeot family is still in that buisness.
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So it came home with me.
As you can see.. it was kinda converted into a European city commuter style.
The front derailleur is gone, the rear is not original as far as I can tell.
The stem and handle bars are obviously not original.
In fact, the Allen keyed stem bolt is standard and not metric and the whole thing seems kind of banged into place.
Rear wheel is good but the gear cluster seems to wobble a bit, not apparent under load, just coasting.
Missing a spoke, but otherwise true.
Front wheel is banged up with a wobble.
Cottered crank set seems fine though.
Brakes are original and work well.
So far I've repacked all the bearings except the bottom bracket, lubed up the chain, and slapped some not as dry rotted tires and new tubes on it.
Really, I had to cut the old tires off it.
Took it around the block a few times today and it rides fairly nice!
So... I'm looking for hints, and suggestions about how I should proceed with this bike..
I pretty much want to not touch the patina of the frame.. it's in good condition and I think it has a lot of character as is..
I'm torn between having the wheels rebuilt and made true, or, investing in a basic 700c alloy wheel set.
I would like to return the handlebars to a original style set of drop bars and brake levers. But I think that is going to imply a new stem as well. This one is sitting about 1/4 inch under the minimum mark.
As for the bottom bracket.. as is, it seems fine, but if I'm replacing the wheel set and rear gear cluster, I might as well replace and modernize the BB as well right?
I understand the Velo orange is the way to go here?
Money IS an object, so it will be a casual build with free time and free money
As to the name of this thread? I'm sure most of you know that peugot started out as a manufacturer of peppermills.. I belive the original Peugeot family is still in that buisness.
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