Mon Petit Peugeot Project
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Couple of shots from this weeks efforts.
Had the headset cups pressed in by the lbs, who also found me a gear cable guide that would fit.
I drilled out an existing hole in the bottom bracket to fit a self tapping screw to fit said gear cable guide. Fitted new square taper bb (didn't fancy re-fitting the original bb parts. Cranks are on. They have polished up ok, but still have some scratches and pits in (like the rest of the parts). I've found initial polish with steel wool, then finish off with Autosol to work pretty well. The pedals are in a bit of a state, but I couldn't get them off the cranks, or I would have bought a replacement pair!
Rear brake is on and rear derailleur.
Sprayed the forks with lacquer a couple more times to bring up to a nice shininess.
Cleaned up the front derailleur as best I can, and polished half the front brake.
Not too bad a week, but the Eroica is looming.....0 -
Getting on now, as running out of time. Got 4 weeks till Eroica...
Forks and bars on last week.
Got the 'new' wheels to fit after encouragement from members of this forum, despite the hubs being a bit too wide. So polished the wheels up today.
Front derailleur and shifters on.
Tyres on their way, then will fit all cabling, bar tape etc, then take it for a test ride next weekend hopefully!0 -
Please, please, for the sake of the rider in front if nothing else, get rid of the suicide brake levers!
The bike will look a lot better without them too.0 -
I've heard of suicide shifters, but not brake levers. What's the issue with these? I assume you mean the horizontal levers below the top of the bars. Don't these give a better way to brake if you are holding the top of the bar?0
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Yes, the extra brake levers. They are the only suicide levers I've ever known. The big issue being that they just don't work very well.0
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I was quite amused recently to hear downtube shifters referred to as suicide levers, presumably by youngsters who've grown up being able to change gear from the bars. When I started cycling that's all there was, so we were all confident using them. Indeed I sometimes miss their simplicity, the ability to fine tune on the fly and to jump any number of sprockets at once.
Those secondary brake levers on the other hand are the work of the devil. They appeared on lower end bikes, and gave the false impression they provided braking from the tops. But their design is fatally flawed; they just don't provide the same mechanical advantage as the main brake lever. With 80's brake calipers and wet, steel rims they were as good as useless, and only marginally better with dry aluminium rims. Their nickname of suicide levers was entirely merited.
Plus they look a bit pants.
I'd be looking for some tidier replacements or breaking out the angle grinder...0 -
Some pics from just before the first ride!
Just a few bits to do.
Have blue valve caps on order (tubes came with yellow, does these match ANY decent bike?).
Need to polish the pedals up as best I can as I cannot get them off to change them...
Need a skewer for the front wheel as the current one has a rounded hex bolt on one end, so had to tighten with a monkey wrench, which I don't fancy carrying in my saddle bag!0 -
During the inaugural ride, the rear wheel came out of the dropouts, which wasn't great as I was crossing a road at the time and it jammed up..
I have tightened the skewer up even more now, but was wondering why there is a plastic spacer in the dropout which stops the wheel being further into the dropouts. The axle is quite near the opening. Here's a pic of the drive side with the plastic spacer shown to the left of the skewer nut (yes, it's a 130mm skewer on a 126mm hub). And a pic of the non-drive side to show how much gap there is to go in the drop out.
Can I take the spacer out to make me feel a bit safer, or is it doing some essential function?
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I took the spacer out and moved the wheel further back in the dropouts. Now the axle is above the derailleur pivot, rather than in front of it, which seems to be the right position as far as I can find out. Tried some hard accelerations and it seems to be holding ok.0
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Hello philcubed,
Somehow I missed all the recent development of your project. Very nice restoration, and I'm so pleased to hear that the ride is going well.
May I ask how much you paid for sandblast and repaint? I take it wasn't that expensive otherwise you might have considered whether if it was worth paying for the re-spray.
Happy cycling!0 -
Cheers.
I paid £30 for the beadblasting to remove the paint and rust.
I didn't bother getting it resprayed as it was going to cost over £100, and another £70 if they put the decals on, which wasn't worth it for this bike. I think the bare steel looks good.
I lacquered it myself and applied the decals. I learned that it is a good idea to rub the lacquer down with 200 grit wet and dry before applying the decals to give a smooth enough surface.
As far as your Ludo rebuild ( which looks great) I have put wheels on this bike with wider hubs which are tight to get in, but run fine. I haven't cold set the frame but just squeezed them in! Hopefully I don't get many punctures as they are a bit of a pain to get in...0 -
Nice project. My brother in law had a Peugeot years ago, did Lands End to John O'groats on it (backwards)0
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Wow! I wouldn't fancy riding that distance on this bike forwards, never mind riding the bike backwards!
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Thanks philcubed,
That's the balpark price I had in mind (granted that prices will vary depending on regions and shop). I'm coming to realisation that Ludo, despite being unique, is nothing but an entry level bike. And being used for a commute takes its toll. So, one day when I'm ready, it'll need a full restoration.
Have fun at Eroica!0 -
How he never fell off is beyond mephilcubed wrote:Wow! I wouldn't fancy riding that distance on this bike forwards, never mind riding the bike backwards!
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Is this bike anywhere neaar Kingston? Saw a very clean one that looked very similar outside the local tonight.0
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I hope not! I'll check my shed tonight, but it was in there yesterday evening.0
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I have that exact same Peugeot. Same white pearl paint and exact same graphics. Mine is an '84 and I love riding it. It was purchased new by me and it still looks and runs as good as the day it was new. It's a pleasant ride. Your BIL should be pleased with the ride.
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Any pics? Love to see it in its original state.0
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Phil,
I have pics on my phone. If you can tell me how to post pics from the phone I'd be glad to post 'em.
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You have to upload them to a photo sharing site (I use imgur) which then gives you the link you can copy into a reply on this website, then the pic magically appears!0
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Got it. Will try it tonight or tomorrow.
Thanks
Jon0
