Steve Whitlatch 

The catalog says that it came with Mafac Course, drilled levers. I see some on eBay at various prices and condition. If I can find a longer Atax Peugeot panto stem than the one I have on the bike, I would be happy. I will probably end up going with a Cinelli set of some sort though and just put my original bar and stem combo in a box for safe keeping.

Another interesting tidbit, my LBS has a wall hanger 80`s Competition with the exact same Shimano 600 FD on it as is on my Super Competition. We were comparing the bikes today and the LBS owner pointed it out. I wonder if they did a substitution to the 600 on some imports? Seems strange?

Steve Whitlatch 

Super Smooth.

abellanti

That's interesting...I bought a nice, almost original pxn10 last year with a 600 front derailleur. I thought the simplex 103 derailluer had broke...as the clamps did occasionally. I sourced out a 103 on ebay and replaced the 600 as it was the only part of the bike that I thought wasn't original.

Steve Whitlatch 

I ended up getting a set of Course Levers off of eBay. I almost bought the correct Spidel Levers but they were way more expensive, had plastic Delrin bodies and the hoods were shot. The real deal breakers was the plastic bodies for me. The ones I ended up with were pretty cheap because of the scuff. Ten minutes on my polishing wheel made them look almost new. I have gum hoods on the way.

exmechanic89

Nice bike. If it were my bike I'd swap the stem to the size that fits. Yeah you'd lose the panto, but the better fit would supercede that to me.

Mr.Toolbox

Nice bike i have two super vitus 980 bikes. this is the last one i bought, french model. both of them had helicomatic hubs. very similar equipment

Hudson308 

Gorgeous Pug! That graphic scheme is my favorite on the PX's. Now I'm itching to get to work on this frame, which I believe is an '81 PXN-10E. I got it sans fork, so what's shown installed is a replacement that I scrounged. It's a bit tall for me, but at least the top tube length should fit. (catalog page courtesy of bikeboompeugeot.com)

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Steve Whitlatch 

I love the blue as well. My LBS has a Competition in black hanging on the wall. That looks cool too. Your frame says Super Competition so I do not think it is the same as that one in the catalog? Your decal should say all tubes are 531? It is the same as mine, only blue.

https://www.bikeboompeugeot.com/Broch...re%20PXN10.jpg

Hudson308 

You may be correct... the catalog page I attached was the closest I could find when researching it. These Peugeots are quite a conundrum to decipher! Serial number on mine is B102XXXX.

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Steve Whitlatch 

Well it looks like your replacement fork looks closer to original now.

Hudson308 

Ha!

Not quite as close as yours, but at least I don't (can't) try to worry about making mine all original. How did you like the ride on your shakedown cruise?

Steve Whitlatch 

Seems like a nice ride so far other than the fit issues. I will be pulling the Gatorskins off as they feel sluggish to me. I will probably end up with some good racing tires like I am used to or eventually run tubular on a second set of wheels for perfection. Handling is great. The brakes are typical early 80`s side pull, meaning they are not that good in the hoods. If I was not so close to original, I would modern out this frame. It seems worthy.

Grand Bois

Cyclomondo in Australia has both the Maillard 700 and Peugeot Trophy versions of the stickers.

ratfink76

I have posted this a few times before, but since you are asking about the orange, here is mine (in blue...) with orange Jagwire cables and orange Flite saddle:

Steve Whitlatch 

That does look good. Very nice.

Mr.Toolbox

I had to upgrade mine as well, going to change the seatpost, saddle, stem, front derailleur and crankset. I wonder what steel they used in the rear triangle.

non-fixie 

Thanks for this thread, as it made me remember I not only have one of those, but it is also my only racing bike with generator lighting, which makes it perfect for a warm evening like we are having tonight.

Just took it out for a late evening spin. Phone camera not really coping:

Toolong2

Yay for the Super Competitions! I finally got mine out for a spin today after accidentally figuring out how to adjust the tension on the Simplex rear derailleur. I couldn't find much info out there on that. I was ready to take it all apart and see if I could figure it all, which I did as I was loosening the bolt to remove it. So many posts with so many bad things to say about these old Simplex RDs and I started putting in bids on newer Shimano 105 RDs. I had looked at the Vintage Suntour V-GTs, since older posts had recommended those as a good period-correct replacement (upgrade!). But those are actually very expensive on Ebay these days. But no need to replace just yet. I will take it apart on a rainy day soon to overhaul it.

For now, it's shifts great on the new Shimano Mf-Tz20 6-speed 14-28t Freewheel I put on a Weinmann Lp18 Wheel Set, which I installed to get the bike up and running until I can figure how to get the helicomatic lockring off the old one (hoping some PB Blaster will work it's magic) so I can replace a cracked hub. Surprisingly, I actually miss the smaller 13t gear on the Maillard freewheel. With as out-of-shape as I am now, I didn't think it would even matter, much less be noticeable. But a couple of times on a wind-sheltered flat area, I found myself reaching for more gear!

Toolong2

Well this is awkward. I just ordered some orange Jagwire cable housing myself the other day, thinking I was being very clever. Looks great on your bike. Hope it looks as good on mine!

Toolong2

I just put Gatorskins on my new wheels since my brother swears by them. He commutes on his nice (modern) bike and hates having to stop to fix a flat. I don't ever plan on racing, so I can appreciate the sturdiness without having to worry about going really fast. But I'd still be interested to know some examples of "good racing tires" you like. These PXN10's seem built for speed (even if this rider isn't).

Toolong2

Mine doesn't have the "B" prefix, but someone previously said they thought it was an 81.

Steve Whitlatch 

I have used or currently use Vittoria Open Corsa, Veloflex Master and Continental GP 3000 so far as good racing tires. The Gatorskins on this bike are 700 x 28 wire bead and a bit heavy. I have Gatorskin Folding tires 700 x 32 on my Cannondale Touring bike. If I was using this bike to commute I would keep them for sure. Not a bad tire at all. I just find them to require more of my energy to sustain average speed over a 20 mile ride. They make a lot of noise too.

Fahrenheit531 

Very cool find, mister!

Steve Whitlatch 

New hoods arrived. Rustines. They fit well and look the part.

Mr.Toolbox

when you have tailwind or go downhill you use 52x13 quite a lot. most of the time i shift to 52x13 when i'm going past 42km/h or so. Keep in mind that you can remove each cog individually on helicomatic freewheels, which means that when they are worn you just flip them around.