bought a new car

[Serotta_Andrew]

bought a new car just in time for the Tour

[JohnS]

You mean the Mavic neutral support bikes are Serottas? :banana:

[Bill Bove]

I once had a Campy neutral support bike built by Serotta. Blue and yellow with the Campy Alphabet on the downtube, an early version of what became the first Colorado.

Andrew, they pay you enough to afford such a car :confused:

[zeroking17]

Keep an eye on those rim eyelets.

[David Kirk]

Peugeot made better cars than bikes.....not by a lot but better.

You must be pretty short eh?

Dave

[BoulderGeek]

I thought that was a Skoda.

Last time i was at the Tour, the team neutral bikes were Litespeed Ultimates.

I wonder how often the contracts come up for change in sponsorship for the yellow bikes?

[Ti Designs]

Uhhhhh, looks (and runs) a lot like your old car...

[David Kirk]

I thought that was a Skoda.

Last time i was at the Tour, the team neutral bikes were Litespeed Ultimates.

I wonder how often the contracts come up for change in sponsorship for the yellow bikes?


Back in the day at Serotta we made a bunch of yella bikes. They redo them every year.

Dave

[Kevan]

about not posting pictures of your wheels in front of a Serotta-certified garage door?

And this coming from one of the administrators....geesh!

[alancw3]

Peugeot made better cars than bikes.....not by a lot but better.

You must be pretty short eh?

Dave

my dad had a peugeot diesel and i kid you not you could hardly carry on a conversation in the car it was so loud. at least the bikes were quiet but i have to agree not great although i did read somewhere once that peuguet bikes had won like seven tdf's. go figure.

[Fixed]

bro I used think my px10 was pretty hip
cheers do you need a hint on who the first cat is ?

he was from england.

[christian]

You got a new Peugeot 504? That's awesome.

[alancw3]

bro I used think my px10 was pretty hip
cheers

in the late 60's early 70's a lot of bang for the buck. a very popular turnkey racer. the only bike i ever saw that came with wired and soldered spokes as an option.

[manet]

dude:

[dbrk]

Someday I'm gonna have a real one of these...just 'cause I gotta'.

dbrk

[Louis]

Peugeot made better cars than bikes.....not by a lot but better.

I have a Peugeot (bike) gathering dust in the basement. Bought it from a buddy of mine at work for $50 back in '86. He bought it in Germany back in the '70's when he was in the Army. Had to retire it because it was too difficult to maintain. (Cottered cranks and all that...)

Louis

[manet]

bumper bling:

[David Kirk]

I have a Peugeot (bike) gathering dust in the basement. Bought it from a buddy of mine at work for $50 back in '86. He bought it in Germany back in the '70's when he was in the Army. Had to retire it because it was too difficult to maintain. (Cottered cranks and all that...)

Louis

Back in my retail shop days (otherwise known as the 80's) I worked at a Pug dealer. The bikes worked very poorly brand new let alone after real use. They had some special french grease that was like peanut butter and wood chips mixed together. Smoooothh. You pretty much had to completely overhaul everything before putting it together. I don't miss them.

Dave

[goonster]

You got a new Peugeot 504? That's awesome.

You do know that the 504 is still in production in Kenya (http://www.peugeot.co.ke/), right?

My dad was a Peugeot man, and owned 404's, 504's and a 505 . . .

[christian]

Goon,

I'm packing! Holy moly, that's fantastic!

- Christian

[PaulE]

Peugeot made better cars than bikes.....not by a lot but better.


My 85 505 wagon was a joke. The only car I've ever seen with modern features like a catalytic converter and fuel injection, combined with antique features such as a wire mesh oil bath air filter and non-hydraulic valves that required manual adjustment. With a 3 speed automatic transmission, the engine would be turning close to 5,000 rpm at highway speeds. The second time the head gasket went, the cylinder head was cracked, and that was the end for me.

My Peugeot UO8 had plastic shifters and derailleurs, steel rims and the frame was probably made from black iron, but I think it was a better bike than my 505 wagon was a car.

Of course the U08 was my first 10 speed bike, and it was stolen. Maybe I'd feel differently if I owned it longer. I wouldn't want one of either again :)

[David Kirk]

[QUOTE=PaulE]My 85 505 wagon was a joke. The only car I've ever seen with modern features like a catalytic converter and fuel injection, combined with antique features such as a wire mesh oil bath air filter and non-hydraulic valves that required manual adjustment. With a 3 speed automatic transmission, the engine would be turning close to 5,000 rpm at highway speeds. The second time the head gasket went, the cylinder head was cracked, and that was the end for me.

Like I said........better cars than bikes.

Dave

[manet]

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[catulle]

Here in the tropics those old Peugeot cars lasted forever. They were like the Maxell bunny. Modern ones last as long as American cars, exactly three months, or so, atmo. I'm convinced that weather and road conditions make all the difference in the world for different types of cars. Some function great and last forever in the tropics, but don't do too well in the US. Others are the other way around. However, Japanese cars do well no matter where you take them. In the tropics, Japanese cars do much better than the fancy-pansy German cars or any other for that matter, atmo. Toyotas are overpriced, but Mitsubishis last as long or longer than a Toyota and cost a good 25% less.

[classic1]

bro I used think my px10 was pretty hip
cheers do you need a hint on who the first cat is ?

he was from england.

Tom Simpson is the cat in the first pic. Weren't the frames Merckx rode at Peugeot Masi's painted up in Peugeot colours?