Classic & Vintage - Help Me in indentifying Peugeot

I receontly bought Peugeot bike. Please help in indentifying the model and year. I am looking for owners manual for this bike.

Description:

The frame is a Peugeot 501 cromalloy with original 103 carbolite forks.
It has a Sugino Crank set, Simplex shifter with Sachs huret front and rear derailer,
Weinmann brakes, Mallardhubs, cats eye reflectors and a nice seat.
Cool old bike serial number tag has PH 501 62.

The 501 places it in the eighties. Look here:
http://home.wanadoo.nl/peugeotshow/

Ventoux? model. Crank is not original, fork is not original.

What color is it?

Ventoux? model. Crank is not original, fork is not original.

What color is it?
It is black color.

OK...They did make the Ventoux in black. The original fork would be '501' as well. (Reynolds 501 tubing)

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I receontly bought Peugeot bike. Please help in indentifying the model and year. I am looking for owners manual for this bike.

Description:

The frame is a Peugeot 501 cromalloy with original 103 carbolite forks.
It has a Sugino Crank set, Simplex shifter with Sachs huret front and rear derailer,
Weinmann brakes, Mallardhubs, cats eye reflectors and a nice seat.
Cool old bike serial number tag has PH 501 62.

Hello, I own and ride one (PH501) almost exactly what you have described. This last weekend I rode it for a 30 mile loop in a club ride, and held my own in the 18-20 MPH group. It is a quality, if not high end bike. Mine is maroon with red/orange/yellow stipes. The forks are ORIGINAL Carbolite 103's. I think it is a 1985 model. My cranks are Sugino's as well. The ride, is old-school plush steel, as that Reynolds 501 tubing is a classic and vintage. The Bike is solid, and I enjoy commuting on mine 15 miles each way twice a week. I frequently get positive comments about it, usually from folks in the forty something crowd, who remember the Peugeot name. Enjoy

There are obviously different versions of this bike. gr8feet, if yours is similarly equipted then yes, I'd have to say the carbolight fork and Sugino crank are original. The catalog I have in front me clearly has a 501 fork with a Stronglight crank. I guess it depends on the year!!!

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Hello, I own and ride one (PH501) almost exactly what you have described. This last weekend I rode it for a 30 mile loop in a club ride, and held my own in the 18-20 MPH group. It is a quality, if not high end bike. Mine is maroon with red/orange/yellow stipes. The forks are ORIGINAL Carbolite 103's. I think it is a 1985 model. My cranks are Sugino's as well. The ride, is old-school plush steel, as that Reynolds 501 tubing is a classic and vintage. The Bike is solid, and I enjoy commuting on mine 15 miles each way twice a week. I frequently get positive comments about it, usually from folks in the forty something crowd, who remember the Peugeot name. Enjoy

Thanks for the info, By any chance do you have owners manual for this bike ?
miamijim, by any chance do yo have owners manual ?

Owners manuals for Peugeot bikes are useless. They contain nothing thats model specific. Dont worry about it.

Thanks for the info, By any chance do you have owners manual for this bike ?
miamijim, by any chance do yo have owners manual ?
Sorry, I don't have tyhe ownwer's manual. I did at one time, but it was pretty much on the lite side. I wrote you a private msg, about some of my experiences, I hope it helps.

I have an owner's manual from 79; mostly it consists of Louie the Lion hectoring you about small stuff. As the others have noted, not particularly usefull.

Can anyone please tell me, if the freewheels on this bike be upgraded with shimano. What all parts can be upgraded.

Regards,

user

I had a Reynolds 501 Peugeot back in the day. It was marketed as an entry-level racer, if I'm not mistaken. It held up pretty well over the years and is still comfortable and not too heavy for what it is. (I sold it to a friend a couple years ago.)

I always kind of liked the Sachs Huret derailers and downtube shifters. The Weinmann brakes were junk, I thought, so I upgraded them with a pair of old Campy Super Records I bought second-hand.

If the hubs are Maillard Helicomatic, I would consider saving for a new wheelset. I don't think you can get cones for them anymore. I'd ride 'em as long as makes sense, though.

If you have 'helicomatic' hubs then NO, they cannot be upgraded to shimano hubs. Well, I suppose they could be changed to shimano but they wouldnt be 'index' compatible. You would need a shimano hub and cassette.