Classic (read old) hack

the_spooks

Hell never had a bike until last month I bought my first and now I have 2, its an old hack i was given FOC mainly so I can commute 25-30 miles in the summer and weighs as much as the titanic. So guys what to do with it?





It all (kinda) works but needs some attention to the gears and seriously needs a better front brake. So answers on a post card, do I fix it up and use her or scrap it?

supersonic

New brake blocks and tyres, then enjoy.

the_spooks

Yeh agreed, its a bit of a larf riding on it, old school compared to ..... well everyone really. Brake blocks and tyres shall be bought and commute till I drop.

AndyOgy

When I first got into mountain biking, non-cycling friends would always scoff 'you call 'em mountain bikes but I bet you've never been down a mountain on one'.

So I went to France, found a mountain and cycled down it on a Peugeot Puma. Much like that one but I'm pretty sure it was orange.

It's shameful to think that if I were to consider doing that now, I'd want at least 150mm of travel at each end.

ctrlaltdel

What is it like to ride compared to a modern hardtail? Weight aside, when I look at these older mountain bikes and see how radically different the geometry is, I can't help wondering how they handle.

nicklouse

does not look that old. early to mid 90s?

AndyOgy

nicklouse wrote:

does not look that old. early to mid 90s?

It's probably a fairly decent quality of steel used in the frame too. Nothing classic or amazing, but way better than the steel used by the modern BSO.

I'd lower that stem though.

ilovedirt

interesting head angle on that thing!

shx8000

Cool. I've just been given an old Peugeot racer, about the same sort of age. I use it for work, as no one will nick it lol.

too slow to go

I`m in the same boat as you spooks.. I got a BSO (ORGE Max by Raleigh) from the local council refuse site for the grand sum on £5, to cover there tea n coffee.... you never know what will be put aside the next time i`m in.

I`m gonna turn it into a commuter and actually looking forward to a bit of hands on fetteling.

So far i have put on a set of VITTORIA Randonneur Reflex tyres that i had lying around, and ordered these brakes, £2 for a tube of grease for the hubs.

So i think i will have a commuter for under £40

Already got a rack/pannier - mudguards - spd pedals lyring around

Anonymous

ctrlaltdel wrote:

What is it like to ride compared to a modern hardtail? Weight aside, when I look at these older mountain bikes and see how radically different the geometry is, I can't help wondering how they handle.

I used to have a Peugot something or other. It was very similar to that, but in white. Even had the same weird colour splashes on the top tube.
Anwyay, around the same time, one of my mates, and his dad had Konas, a Lava Dome, and a Cinder Cone.
Once I tried the Konas, it blew my mind, they were just like large wheeled BMX bikes. Rather tellingly, the general shape, and I'm guessing, geometry, of the Konas is what modern hardtails all look like.

the_spooks

Still to trawl through eBay for bits and pieces like brakes and tyres, suspect I may need a new shifter too.
Dumb question but I assume to lower the bars on it I loosen top nut, I'm a car tech not a bike one lol
Regards how it compares, well as a total newbie I'm not the person to ask but even my Revolution Triad 2 feels more nimble, quicker and responsive but you kinda expect that.
As a commuter should be perfect as has been said no-one will steal it lol
Cheers for the comments, the ole Peugeot is loving the attention.

unixnerd

I assume to lower the bars on it I loosen top nut,

That's right. Just slacken it off, lower the bar and tighten. Much nicer idea than the modern A-Head system most bikes have now. Seems in pretty good nick. I had a Peugeot racer as a kid, they made some fairly good bikes for the time.

MountainMonster

My goodness, that has got to be the longest steerer I have ever seen!

How does the thing ride?