carlosjay

Good afternoon everyone,

My neighbor just gave me this yesterday it is a peugeot , on the decals it reads "12 speed vitesses", "tube special carbolite ", everything is original all its missing is the front tire.i found these numbers on the bottom bracket "B4039919" I am a noob when it comes to bicycles. I am very interested in restoring it and taking good care of it . Ive bee searching on google, trying to identify it but no luck , any information will be greatly appreciated ,thank you in advance .Have a great day.

PJCB

I'm not sure what that is, but where can I find neighbors like that? Haha. Also- what is that blue bike behind the Peugeot? It looks pretty...

carlosjay

it is in really great condition , that one behind i got for 5 dollars a month ago from a scrap metal collector it rides just fine cant go wrong with five dollars and it is a 1988 womens murray brentwood i beleive.

Chombi

As most Carbolite 103 steel tubed Peugeots, that is most likely a lower level model sport/touring bike from Peugeot from the 80's. It's certainly much better than department store bikes from back then and can be modded up to be a fun ride with better components. It will be a good, solid ride once you get it fixed up or modded, but don't expect racebike performance from it as frame weight and "relaxed" geometry are things that you cannot ever change on it. but it certainly makes for an ideal first bike to really tinker around with.

Chombi

carlosjay

yes i actually just got some tires for it ill post a picture up asap , i have plans for it. what would you suggest?

carlosjay

jyl

I would not change a thing right now. Well, wrap bars, lose the kickstand, add toe clips or clipless pedals. Then just ride, and ride. Clean it well, get derailleurs and brakes adjusted if they need it, re-grease and lube to the extent you can, set saddle and stem/bars for you, true wheels if needed. And ride more. The bike should be a comfortable, nice-riding machine.

randyjawa 

Welcome to the Bike Forums.

Change nothing, for now! Make the bike road worthy and safe to ride, spending nothing extra on making it pretty. With that build complete, ride the bicycle for a month, or two. Get to know the bike and then decide on prettying up exercises.

As for identification, poorly lit, small pictures are of little use when attempting to determine, make, model and vintage. You can figure out how old the bike is by applying some of the information in How Old Is My Bike? And, you can give consideration to cosmetic issues by looking through Should I Paint My Bike? And, for a bit of entertainment and, perhaps, inspiration, have a look through Canadian Made Peugeots and at some of the Peugeots presented in the French Bicycles section of MY "TEN SPEEDS".

Hope that is a help and, once again, welcome to the forums.

carlosjay

thank you everyone for your help sorry for the poor piuctures as soon a s i get home ill update and once again thank you very much!!!!