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I’m curious what you sold it for? Man, I’m just a sucker for a purple bike. |
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Gitane had a similar color. It looks fabulous with silver parts, chrome, and a few odd bits of Delrin….
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The U08 cost 89.00 in 1969, my sister bought one and subsequently had it stolen while in univ library.
Careful working on it everything is French threads |
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Looks like the brake pads have been replaced already — too bad.
I can’t remember if the rims are hooked but if they are, splurge on the folding Pasela protites. Don’t change a thing and don’t let anybody talk you out of that saddle. It’s likely only a model 80 but hard to find in that condition. Maybe get some Christophe toe clips and straps. Dig the OG cockpit with the drops pointing at the rear dropouts. |
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Re: tires, im just gonna go for the $30/set Kendas... not gonna be riding this thing a ton. Just need something that isnt dry-rotted. Quote:
Youre absolutely right about the rims. They have a textured design. I wont be riding around in the rain at all, and my mom lives in the burbs, so im sure ill be fine with the steelies for a while. Too much hassle to get replacement aluminum wheels, unless i can find a cheap set for free and feel like tinkering. Quote:
For the tires, I saw the Paselas, and they'll be $60 for a set vs Kendas which would be $30 for a set. For a bike ill be JRA a dozen times a year, Ill probably just do the Kenda. Especially since I dont have any other bikes with 27" that I can eventually swap them over to if I wanted to. |
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The Mafac Racer brakes came with pad holders with replaceable pads. These days, many of us put KoolStop pads in the Mafac holders.
You’ll probably pay dearly for classy platforms with French threads. Put that money towards tires that are more than twice as nice as the Kendas. Enjoy the Peugeot. It is in fantastic shape. I wish it was at my mom’s house. All I have there to ride is my Dad’s Breezer citibike or my brother’s old Rockhopper. I should take my PA-10E to my mom’s next week when I visit. Last edited by classtimesailer; 03-25-2023 at 09:22 PM. |
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Get some Paselas. The Kenda tires aren't much less and are not as nice imho!
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Off the top of my head, 26.6 post was used a lot in French bikes in the 60’s and 70’s, although there is some 26.4 around. If there is a coop near your moms I’d ride over there and see what they have in the seat post bin.
https://www.hilarystone.com/seatposts266264.html |
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Wow i completely didnt even think that the pedals/crank might have some kind of french threading to them... damn the french!
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To quote Chas from bikeforums: "is it wrong, or is it french?"
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Seems it's 26.4 but spaghetti legs might be right...
check out this ad on leboncoin here in france...
https://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/2317830983.htm this video is totally worth a look as well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NnRylX5S-0 |
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Yep, thats the "beauty" of bikes like this. French standards on a lot of it are different so you really have to do your research. After my U-08 I said no more French bikes. Then I got a Stella for a winter project that was fun, but a pain in the butt. Once again I vowed, "No more French Bikes"! Then last year I picked up a newer Peugeot that was supposed to be more standard in terms of parts sizes, threading, etc. Went to upgrade the DT shifters and found non-standard DT shifter bosses brazed on the bike. NO MORE FRENCH BIKES!!!
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Im stuck between getting a set of 27 x 1-1/4 tires or.... 1-1/8
Anyone have any opinions?? |
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27 x 1 1/4" were standard then. My neighbor Frankie had a UO-8 at the same time I owned a slightly lower tiered Libertas. Both bikes had 1 1/4" tires. I believe the Peugeots came with Hutchinsons. 70 psi. was the common max inflation pressure of the day (mid-70s).
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