Classic & Vintage - Poguemahone's Perplexing Peugeot Pile

Front to back:

1967 PX10

1973 UO8, converted to fixie

1979 PFN10E

1972 PX10

1976 UO10

1973 PX10E, converted to fixie

1979 PKN10E, barely visible (against door)

Thought I'd post this for laughs; it's kind of odd to see your obsession laid out like this. A photographer came by today to photograph my bikes with a large format camera (8x10) and we stacked up all the bikes on the porch. After she left, I snapped my own digital photo. Too many Peugeots, I confess. Most were bought at yard sales/thrift stores/auctions and then rebuilt (sometimes pretty severely), but two came off ebay.

Any comments are fine; my dating pre '76 is largely guestimate; it's likely within a year or two. Some of you may have more specific knowledge which I'd be happy to have you share. Hope I've got the photo right, I'm no expert.

Holy plethora of Peugeots! What size frame do you ride?

Is that a "Pryma" saddle on the front white bike? I have one similar to it on a Gitane

All bikes either 62cm or 25"; Brooks on the front bike.

Used to ride a '75 UO8 and then a PX10. PX was fast and light (21 lbs). Hated the white paint job, which was pretty well standard in the US and an ugly brown on the ones imported into Canada. Repainted the white PX gloss black (much easier to touch up than white). Used to say that the French built a good bike, but painted them with a rock
Nice handlebar mounted cage on the one inthe middle of the pile and looks like an original pump too.
NicePeugeot pile-up!

some of those bikes look awfully familiar...

some of those bikes look awfully familiar...


The 1967 PX-10 is especially cool and brings back memories...The main reason I started cycling was that a friend of mine bought a PX-10 around 1971-72. He explained to me the technology involved in the alloy parts, the tubulars and the frame to the point that I bought his used 35 lb Schwinn Varsity for $67 (with toeclips!) and started riding everywhere on it, including the San Bernardino mountains. In spite of the weight, I enjoyed every minute. To give you an idea of my cycling expertise at the time, about two months after I bought the Schwinn, I finally determined that the front derailleur didn't work due to a broken shift cable..

Used to say that the French built a good bike, but painted them with a rock


That description fits my PKN-10, although the finish on the metalwork is nothing to brag about, either.

Poguemahone -- Do your PFN-10 and PKN-10 have visible voids at the rear dropouts and big ugly seams running down the backs of the fork blades?

The original PF fork is long gone, when I swerved to avoid a yapping little dog and ran into a parked car; wound up bending the fork back (frame is okay). Bike now has an 80's 531 fork on it. The PK does have a seam on the fork, though noticable on examination, it's not immediately apparent.

Oddly, the paint in best shape, by far, is that on the '67. Both decals and paint are original, and although there are flaws, it's in remarkable condition-- you could drop it in the middle of bike shop and most people wouldn't know it was 35+ years old. Chrome is excellent, as well.

The pump on the 67 is the original ad-hoc. The bottle cage (as well as a pair of retrofriction shifters) on the 72 PX came off an early seventies UO I found at the thrift. That bike had badly bent rear stays, so it got stripped and the frame thrown away.

Alright man... when am I gonna see all those? Im back online now, so let me know.

Thought I'd post this for laughs; it's kind of odd to see your obsession laid out like this.

No worries , mate. Your passion is good for ya' if it makes
you happy. So I say....Good on ya' mate and have good day.

September rolls around, think, I'm a bit looser in the time department. Sometime them, come by and see them. One nice day, I'm taking the 67 to Ashland, I think. Needs to be ridden now and then.