The frame and fork are vintage Peugeot, circa 1972, owned previously by my father who has had it sitting in his garage for at least 20 years without being touched.
Spec:
Peugeot 60cm frame - UE-8
Sugino Mighty Cranks thanks to TC.
Velocity Wheelset (entry level, nothing fancy)
Profile bullhorns
BBB saddle (only thing I could find on short notice to match the bar tape)
Candy SL pedals
Doesn’t seem like I’ve written enough there… perhaps that’s my MTB forum background showing through, the spec on my DH bike for example, reads like a small novel.
The bike is about to be sent to KookieBikes for a major frame overhaul, lots of chrome and colour being thrown it’s way so it wont look like it does here for long.
Anyway, it’s my first fixie and I’m very happy with the way it’s turning out.
Without raining on your parade, I don’t think it’s a PX-10, the dropouts are stamped, not forged. It doesn’t really mean anything apart from a few hundred grams though.
There is a bit of rain about, not here in Brisbane still bucketing the garden!!
Looks like a UE-8, the radonneur version of the UO-8. The absence of integral derailier hanger and chrome on the rear stays cuts out the PX10, the brazed pump pegs and generator bracket suggest the UE-8. The decal set and “Aztec” lugs are consistent with 72.
A nice ride, best thing to do with it - ride it, enjoy.
Thanks for clearing that up, I never was 100% sure of the model, a shope here in Melbourne that I used for getting hold of old parts told me it was a PX10 but wasn’t 100% sure either.
It looks so… long, but I do have a thing about those bars being way too long (which is why I chopped mine).
Sticking with all the hangers and knobbily bits, or going the chop? Hmm, I think I’ve just realised that perhaps I like cutting things down/off a little too much.
I’ll be removing most of the hangers but will try and do it so that they are all still intact. That way I’ll have them if I ever decide to put all the original gear back on, guards, dynamo, rack, etc… Which is a tempting prospect but the guards etc that came off the bike are very rusted, possibly beyond repair. Finding replacements would be almost impossible I’d imagine, either that or insanely expensive.
If you’re gunna remove all the lugs, strip and re-paint - and yes, if I was to re-paint a fixie I’d take everything not necessary off - you might as well discard the bits, the reality is that you’ll never want to, or be able to afford to, restore it to original. Removing lugs intact is best done by torch and unless you’re good at it you risk compromising the frame, us mugs can cut 'em off with an angle grinder and finish back for painting pretty easy.
If you’ve got a decal set, and they’re available, the finished job will stunning. The headtube badge is a wonderful start! Personally the oranges/yellows of the seventies have seen their day, I am pretty black and white these days!
I do still have all the original parts, although they are quite rusted. I think they could be re-chromed, depending on how much metal comes off in the acid bath.
Could be worth a go though.
Might check out the cost of getting them done at the same time as the rest of the work. Then just hang on to them until I decide whether or not to use them.
Just a couple of pics of the Peugeot after removing all the cable guides etc
Hopefully it will be back from the chroming people by the end of the week, then it will be painted and I’ll get it back. So with any luck I’ll be joining the
Saturday morning ride in 2 - 3 weeks.
sks make the best fenders for real conditions. chromoplastic- aluminium bonded to plastic. for super light weight try titainium rod in place of the stainless stays
giesler at bike barn on chapel st fitzroy has hand beaten metal fenders for a fee.
Finding replacements would be almost impossible I’d imagine, either that or insanely expensive.