1970/80's Peugeot
Discussion
A bike I have owned for a long time but now sat in a damp garage for the last 5 years
It has good Mavic rims and campag brakes but otherwise pretty original
Rusty chain and various scabs and rusty bits on the frame through use and current location. Bit of play in the bottom bracket.
Colour sort of a pearlescent beige/cream with orange & red decals
Is it worth doing up for re use, flatting down and respraying a colour of my choice or should I stick it on ebay as a "classic".
By the time I've sorted it I could probably buy a decent second hand bike but I have this one and the wheels and brakes are ok....
You know how it is memories and the devil you know etc
It has good Mavic rims and campag brakes but otherwise pretty original
Rusty chain and various scabs and rusty bits on the frame through use and current location. Bit of play in the bottom bracket.
Colour sort of a pearlescent beige/cream with orange & red decals
Is it worth doing up for re use, flatting down and respraying a colour of my choice or should I stick it on ebay as a "classic".
By the time I've sorted it I could probably buy a decent second hand bike but I have this one and the wheels and brakes are ok....
You know how it is memories and the devil you know etc
I'd definitely keep it. I love my old Pug and although it's not the fastest thing on the planet (nothing I pedal ever will be!) once I'm warmed up on it I feel I can ride it all day. I've gotten more cycling smiles and conversation out of riding that (which I traded an old clunker MTB and tagalong for) than I ever get on my modern MTB. An old bike like that is like driving a classic car rather than modern performance car - you won't cover the ground as quick but it'll be much more involving. Yours looks higher spec'd than mine but the geometry looks similar.
Thanks for the ideas
Unfortunately those bikes in the photos are way better condition than mine. If I paint it, where would I get the new transfers.
I think its called a carbonite frame, I know its not 531 tube, it may be 501
Don't recall chrome forks though.
To get back on the road I can see
New chain, repaint, work on the bottom bracket (is that a simple replace on something this old, newtyres/tubes, other things I find as I go along.
Is it worth it, could probably buy a second hand bike in decent nick for the same cost of a re build.
But yes, there are memories, and I am in to classic machinery
Unfortunately those bikes in the photos are way better condition than mine. If I paint it, where would I get the new transfers.
I think its called a carbonite frame, I know its not 531 tube, it may be 501
Don't recall chrome forks though.
To get back on the road I can see
New chain, repaint, work on the bottom bracket (is that a simple replace on something this old, newtyres/tubes, other things I find as I go along.
Is it worth it, could probably buy a second hand bike in decent nick for the same cost of a re build.
But yes, there are memories, and I am in to classic machinery
khushy said:
O/p. I'd keep it if you want to ride it. Clean it up, re spray, new tyres ect.. can add up cost wise but is much more satisfying to build yourself rather than buy someone else's second hand bike. Only thing I'd upgrade is the brakes to the modern dual pivot. Some of the old single pivots are pretty poor.
thiscocks said:
Looks v nice. What's the spec?
O/p. I'd keep it if you want to ride it. Clean it up, re spray, new tyres ect.. can add up cost wise but is much more satisfying to build yourself rather than buy someone else's second hand bike. Only thing I'd upgrade is the brakes to the modern dual pivot. Some of the old single pivots are pretty poor.
1987 Peugeot Perthus Pro - bought new by meO/p. I'd keep it if you want to ride it. Clean it up, re spray, new tyres ect.. can add up cost wise but is much more satisfying to build yourself rather than buy someone else's second hand bike. Only thing I'd upgrade is the brakes to the modern dual pivot. Some of the old single pivots are pretty poor.
753r Tubing
Campagnolo Record 10 Race-Feel Groupset
Mavic Reflex Rims + Tubs + Campag Record Hubs
Campag Seat Post + Deda Handlebars etc
100% MINT - used only on sunny days now!
khushy
Edited by khushy on Tuesday 12th June 12:25
Are old bikes really worth all that much?
I have an old Puch that I was bought by my parents maybe 25 to 30 years ago. It has sat rather sadly in the shed for maybe 20 of those years unused. I know the tyres etc are probably perished by now, but I have gone through similar thoughts of should I rebuild it. At the time I used it I guess it only covered maybe a couple of hundred miles or so, hence there should be no real wear in the moving parts, but I guess a good re grease would be in order after all these years.
I have an old Puch that I was bought by my parents maybe 25 to 30 years ago. It has sat rather sadly in the shed for maybe 20 of those years unused. I know the tyres etc are probably perished by now, but I have gone through similar thoughts of should I rebuild it. At the time I used it I guess it only covered maybe a couple of hundred miles or so, hence there should be no real wear in the moving parts, but I guess a good re grease would be in order after all these years.
daz3210 said:
Are old bikes really worth all that much?
a few are, most are not. its like old cars, an Austin Allegro is old but worth peanuts, an E-type Jag is old but worth considerably more. Thus with bikes, it all depends on model, spec, material, rarity etc.Long gone are the days when you could go through a free-ads paper and see adverts like "Mens Racing Cycle, 10 speed, £15" and the bike in question turn out to be an old Bianchi or something. there are loads of peopel willing to spend stupid amounts on old steel frames with horizontal top tubes to get the right look thats fashionable at the moment.
pablo said:
a few are, most are not. its like old cars, an Austin Allegro is old but worth peanuts, an E-type Jag is old but worth considerably more. Thus with bikes, it all depends on model, spec, material, rarity etc.
Long gone are the days when you could go through a free-ads paper and see adverts like "Mens Racing Cycle, 10 speed, £15" and the bike in question turn out to be an old Bianchi or something. there are loads of peopel willing to spend stupid amounts on old steel frames with horizontal top tubes to get the right look thats fashionable at the moment.
That is exactly why I asked are they worth much.Long gone are the days when you could go through a free-ads paper and see adverts like "Mens Racing Cycle, 10 speed, £15" and the bike in question turn out to be an old Bianchi or something. there are loads of peopel willing to spend stupid amounts on old steel frames with horizontal top tubes to get the right look thats fashionable at the moment.
The bike I have is pretty much a standard looking bike, made from steel. I was gonna send it to the tip/scrapman, but this has now set me thinking.
2volvos said:
I'd definitely keep it. I love my old Pug and although it's not the fastest thing on the planet (nothing I pedal ever will be!) once I'm warmed up on it I feel I can ride it all day. I've gotten more cycling smiles and conversation out of riding that (which I traded an old clunker MTB and tagalong for) than I ever get on my modern MTB. An old bike like that is like driving a classic car rather than modern performance car - you won't cover the ground as quick but it'll be much more involving. Yours looks higher spec'd than mine but the geometry looks similar.
Blimey i had a metalic red one just like that around 1980 iirc...saw this Peugeot on ebay the other day http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-Triathlon-Classi...Al Wyn said:
Blimey i had a metalic red one just like that around 1980 iirc...saw this Peugeot on ebay the other day http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-Triathlon-Classi...
That's lovely - way higher spec than mine though. That should top £130 or so before the end, but still a cracking bike for that much.I had a hunt around to see what mine was when I got it a few months ago and tracked down this on an obscure Dutch website (ahem!).
http://www.peugeotshow.com/1975nl_07.html
The frame and components are the same but maybe the drop bars were added for the UK market. Mine still has the Smiths Toys and Cycles (Kidderminter) sticker on it. I added the Turbo saddle and pedals. The guy I bought it off wanted £50 for it so obviously mine is a fairly utilitarian bike, but I don't have a problem with that, the French do utility really well (look at the 2CV, H van, those 504 Peugeots that still keep Africa mobile). And I want it to be a go anywhere, leave anywhere sort of bike.
So I guess the moral is that there are some cheap old bikes out there, and there are some expensive old bikes out there...
I refurbed my old time trial bike after it spent 30 years in the shed. Ellis Briggs stripped and resprayed the 531 frame and forks (I didn't want any transfers, etc., on the frame, but this can be done by EB). The wheel rims and hubs were fine (Fiamme and Normandie) but the chrome spokes were peeling. I rebuilt the wheels and then tried to keep as much as possible of the original bike (campag gear changer, 3t stem, Cinelli bars, Mafac brake handles, Weinmann 500 brakes, Maxy chainset and the seatpost). The rest I replaced - Dura Ace derailleur and pedals, Shimano BB, Bontrager lightweight saddle, some continental tubs. The total cost was around £250
I race it now - and even though I'm the slowest out there (almost!!), it's nice to know that I built the bike up myself and I can always use the excuse that I'm competing on a vintage bike when other riders are on carbon....
I race it now - and even though I'm the slowest out there (almost!!), it's nice to know that I built the bike up myself and I can always use the excuse that I'm competing on a vintage bike when other riders are on carbon....
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