Completed Peugeot U08 build
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Right, but I mean metal ones specifically. Soma was making them up until last year or year before, similar to these? I got confused (memory sucks), I think VO has the elk hide ones. I get the two confused. Velobitz also has some but not sure of the quality, and I can't seem to find those domestically. Whatever it is I would guess it needs to be half as thick as an aluminum can to be effective. I wonder if a tall can of PBR would work? 
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x-nay on the PBR, you need a Molson Canadian! (We Canadians take beer very seriously) see....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E064kb3UnU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E064kb3UnU
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x-nay on the PBR, you need a Molson Canadian! (We Canadians take beer very seriously) see....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E064kb3UnU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E064kb3UnU
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07-28-15, 05:09 AM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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I thought Mercian was English. You must be thinking of Mercier.
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I think that you brake cables loop a tad too high above the bars, but that's easily remedied. It looks great, otherwise.
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I think Jim missed the joke...."Merican" is "A-Merican"....because @Jimsl78 assumed @francophile was American....nothing to do with either Mercian or Mercier.....
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I think Jim missed the joke...."Merican" is "A-Merican"....because @Jimsl78 assumed @francophile was American....nothing to do with either Mercian or Mercier.....
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I think Jim missed the joke...."Merican" is "A-Merican"....because @Jimsl78 assumed @francophile was American....nothing to do with either Mercian or Mercier.....
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BTW: Sleeman is now owned by Sapporo Breweries so not as Canadian as it used to be....
Back to original thread....excellent job on the UO-8. I agree with Grand Bois that the cables are a tad long, but its a minor nit in an otherwise great build. With that 1964 PX10 in the other thread this seems to be the summer of the French Revival! Maybe we need an All-Ontario Peugeot Rally.
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07-29-15, 06:20 AM
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Terrific job on that! I noticed you put the polymer Simplex shifters back on, and wonder if you have any reports on their performance.
I restored a 1981 UO10 for a friend awhile back, and she seems very happy with it: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...d-i-think.html
Any easier job than yours since it came with alloy rims and crank.
I restored a 1981 UO10 for a friend awhile back, and she seems very happy with it: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...d-i-think.html
Any easier job than yours since it came with alloy rims and crank.
07-29-15, 07:02 AM
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Granted most of that time has been with Suntour derailleurs which require more cable pull. That has several implications. The lever must be moved through a greater range. It gives finer control over the derailleur adjustment because any given rotation of the lever produces a smaller derailleur movement. The mechanical advantage is greater so it requires less torque on the lever and thus puts it under less bending/breaking stress.
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U 08 White Beauty Questions
Hello Jim- hoping you might provide a few answers on your white U 08 beauty-
1. Brand and source of the stem-mounted bell? So much junk out there and I'm
sure yours must be a good one...
2. Better to cross brake cables than to run parallel? They look nice crossed!
3. Protection used on the main down tube label when mounting water bottle cage
clamps? Simple rubber tube piece?
4. Presta or Schrader-valved tubes?
5. My Ventolux air pump's flex extension fits Presta (I found a NOS one)
Is yours also for a Presta? Or maybe US version had a Schrader extension?
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond
Marc in Cleveland
1. Brand and source of the stem-mounted bell? So much junk out there and I'm
sure yours must be a good one...
2. Better to cross brake cables than to run parallel? They look nice crossed!
3. Protection used on the main down tube label when mounting water bottle cage
clamps? Simple rubber tube piece?
4. Presta or Schrader-valved tubes?
5. My Ventolux air pump's flex extension fits Presta (I found a NOS one)
Is yours also for a Presta? Or maybe US version had a Schrader extension?
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond
Marc in Cleveland
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Very nice Resto!
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Hello Jim- hoping you might provide a few answers on your white U 08 beauty-
1. Brand and source of the stem-mounted bell? So much junk out there and I'm
sure yours must be a good one...
2. Better to cross brake cables than to run parallel? They look nice crossed!
3. Protection used on the main down tube label when mounting water bottle cage
clamps? Simple rubber tube piece?
4. Presta or Schrader-valved tubes?
5. My Ventolux air pump's flex extension fits Presta (I found a NOS one)
Is yours also for a Presta? Or maybe US version had a Schrader extension?
1. Brand and source of the stem-mounted bell? So much junk out there and I'm
sure yours must be a good one...
2. Better to cross brake cables than to run parallel? They look nice crossed!
3. Protection used on the main down tube label when mounting water bottle cage
clamps? Simple rubber tube piece?
4. Presta or Schrader-valved tubes?
5. My Ventolux air pump's flex extension fits Presta (I found a NOS one)
Is yours also for a Presta? Or maybe US version had a Schrader extension?
1. I have no bell. You must be thinking of someone else.
2. My brakes are rigged as per the factory (and all my bikes). Right hand for the rear, left for the front. Cables run behind the bar.
3. Bottle cage mounted on the DT via strips cut from a tube.
4. Alloy 27" rims but Schrader valves.
5. Pump is a Zefal HP which can fit either Presta or Schrader by flipping some bits around.
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09-03-15, 01:44 PM
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FWIW, I've been using "plastic" Delrin Simplex levers on my UO8 for about, oh, 41 years. They have not broken. They do not feel especially flexible. They do not slip. They can be adjusted about as well as any other friction levers.
Granted most of that time has been with Suntour derailleurs which require more cable pull. That has several implications. The lever must be moved through a greater range. It gives finer control over the derailleur adjustment because any given rotation of the lever produces a smaller derailleur movement. The mechanical advantage is greater so it requires less torque on the lever and thus puts it under less bending/breaking stress.
Granted most of that time has been with Suntour derailleurs which require more cable pull. That has several implications. The lever must be moved through a greater range. It gives finer control over the derailleur adjustment because any given rotation of the lever produces a smaller derailleur movement. The mechanical advantage is greater so it requires less torque on the lever and thus puts it under less bending/breaking stress.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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Sorry for any misunderstanding-- I was directing my questions to jimsl78- the gentleman who completed the white U08 which began this thread...
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Hello Jim- hoping you might provide a few answers on your white U 08 beauty-
1. Brand and source of the stem-mounted bell? So much junk out there and I'm
sure yours must be a good one...
2. Better to cross brake cables than to run parallel? They look nice crossed!
3. Protection used on the main down tube label when mounting water bottle cage
clamps? Simple rubber tube piece?
4. Presta or Schrader-valved tubes?
5. My Ventolux air pump's flex extension fits Presta (I found a NOS one)
Is yours also for a Presta? Or maybe US version had a Schrader extension?
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond
Marc in Cleveland
1. Brand and source of the stem-mounted bell? So much junk out there and I'm
sure yours must be a good one...
2. Better to cross brake cables than to run parallel? They look nice crossed!
3. Protection used on the main down tube label when mounting water bottle cage
clamps? Simple rubber tube piece?
4. Presta or Schrader-valved tubes?
5. My Ventolux air pump's flex extension fits Presta (I found a NOS one)
Is yours also for a Presta? Or maybe US version had a Schrader extension?
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond
Marc in Cleveland
1) The bell is made by Incredibell and they were available at my LBS
2) I crossed the cables because they seem to "stay put" around the stem even when turning, also the extra curve doesn't seem to add any drag on the cable function and keeps it neat.
3) White electrical tape
4) Presta valves
5) Ventolux with Schrader extension, (need an adaptor)
I made a leather pump washer to replace the old dried up rubber one, now it will pump up to about 60 PSI.
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Well sir- you were my inspiration for completing my '74 U08. Everything is pretty much stock as you can see. This is my first restoration so I did not want to go too far with replacement components. She rides really nice too. Thank you Jim for sharing the details!
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10-27-15, 08:37 PM
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Ah! This thread reminded me. Going back to the chainstay protector topic from above, I picked these up on eBay - they're 1.2mm thick, ultra-light metal, and only ~2mm smaller around the perimeter than one you'd see on C&V going back. Foam adhesive on the underside. Got a good deal on buying out seller's remaining stock.
Curious, I asked the seller about origin since I've been searching for something like this for a while now, something substantial but unbadged. Apparently their brothers had a shop called FlyBy Trikes that sold recumbent trikes and this was left in the stock.
Curious, I asked the seller about origin since I've been searching for something like this for a while now, something substantial but unbadged. Apparently their brothers had a shop called FlyBy Trikes that sold recumbent trikes and this was left in the stock.
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