How old is my Peugeot UO-8
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How old is my Peugeot UO-8
I have a Peugeot UO-8 that I am refurbishing and would like to know the date of manufacture. There is a number stamped into the left rear dropout that is, if I'm reading it correctly, "1189129", and on the BB is stamped "R (+ something that looks like a slash, one, or I) F4".
Here are the rest of the specs:
Here are the rest of the specs:
Frame: White with black outlined white lugs. Brazed-on flat frame pump clips on down tube.
Forks: White with half-chromed blades and a chromed crown.
Cranks: Cottered steel Nervar with 52/40 chainrings.
Derailers: Simplex Prestige (red badge) in the rear and Simplex in the front.
Brakes: Mafac "Racer".
Saddle: Leather Chatillonnaise 28A.
Hubs: High flange Normandy with Atom QR skewers
Rims: 27"x1.25" steel Rigida "Chroluxe".
Accessories: aluminum Ventoluxe frame pump which was appearantly standard equipment during the time (red and blue bands on the handle).
The bike, although dirty, is in pretty good shape and all parts are original (I think) and functioning. Thanks.
Forks: White with half-chromed blades and a chromed crown.
Cranks: Cottered steel Nervar with 52/40 chainrings.
Derailers: Simplex Prestige (red badge) in the rear and Simplex in the front.
Brakes: Mafac "Racer".
Saddle: Leather Chatillonnaise 28A.
Hubs: High flange Normandy with Atom QR skewers
Rims: 27"x1.25" steel Rigida "Chroluxe".
Accessories: aluminum Ventoluxe frame pump which was appearantly standard equipment during the time (red and blue bands on the handle).
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06-07-06, 06:30 PM
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1971 (7-digit s/n beginning with 1)
Other hints: downtube shift lever boss, discontinued in 1973 or 1974; decals are circa 1970
Other hints: downtube shift lever boss, discontinued in 1973 or 1974; decals are circa 1970
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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
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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
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Thanks, John E. Not only did that answer my posted question, but it also allowed me to determine the model year of my son's PR-10 (1977). I was suprised that the lugs on my UO-8 are from 1971. I've always thought of that style (I call it the "Thunderbird" style because of the shape of the cutouts) as being more mid- to late 70s. Man, I love this place!
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Those distinctive "Thunderbird" lugs date back at least to 1970:
Sorry, the lugs are hard to see in this lo-res photo, but trust me, they are identical to yours.
Sorry, the lugs are hard to see in this lo-res photo, but trust me, they are identical to yours.
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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
06-07-06, 09:42 PM
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I am still trying to figure out the difference between the PR-10 and the PKN-10, which replaced it in 1978 or 1979.
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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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CalTex,
I have the same bike. I switched out the steel cranks with an old set of alloy cotterless this spring - HUGE improvement - lighter, quieter, better looking. The UO8 is kind of a nice bike if you lose the steel cranks.
I have the same bike. I switched out the steel cranks with an old set of alloy cotterless this spring - HUGE improvement - lighter, quieter, better looking. The UO8 is kind of a nice bike if you lose the steel cranks.
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I have the same bike. I switched out the steel cranks with an old set of alloy cotterless this spring - HUGE improvement - lighter, quieter, better looking. The UO8 is kind of a nice bike if you lose the steel cranks.
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CalTex,
Mimi, my '68 or '69 U08, looks the same in every detail I can see from the picture BUT for the headbadge. She only had a decal of the Lion, not the plastic solid piece shown on yours. For my tastes, I have always thought the "Aztec" cut outs on the lugs (your "Thunderbird") looked as good if not better than the PX-10's painted scallop-shaped lugs.
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Mimi, my '68 or '69 U08, looks the same in every detail I can see from the picture BUT for the headbadge. She only had a decal of the Lion, not the plastic solid piece shown on yours. For my tastes, I have always thought the "Aztec" cut outs on the lugs (your "Thunderbird") looked as good if not better than the PX-10's painted scallop-shaped lugs.
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I have a similar appearing UO8, but also with the decal head badge. There is no serial # on the bb, but there is a 4-digit serial # on the drop out. Any ideas as to the significance of this?
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I like those, they're purty. One in green would just be fantastic, I'd think. You don't really see them here - lots of 80's Peugots, in that mettalic white satin finish with the yellow and orange stripes, but they don't really float my boat. And seldom a Mercier or a Gitane. Could it be that America took to French bikes sooner? Or did our weather just rust the crap out of them?
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"1971 (7-digit s/n beginning with 1)"
John, I don't think that works with the older plate s/n. For instance, I have a 1973 PX10e, identifiable by the nervex lugs, location of the 531 sticker, and frame geometry (given these three variables, it can only be this year). In addition, I have the original reciept for the bike, dated dec. 1973. The bike's s/n does not have a single 3 anywhere, let alone at the start. I know that method works with the s/n s on paper, as Peugeot did later in the 70s.
I would put the bike about 1973. The headbadge is a match to the UO I have I've dated to 1973 (it's yellow, which I'm unsure was available prior to that, no s/n plate extant).
John, I don't think that works with the older plate s/n. For instance, I have a 1973 PX10e, identifiable by the nervex lugs, location of the 531 sticker, and frame geometry (given these three variables, it can only be this year). In addition, I have the original reciept for the bike, dated dec. 1973. The bike's s/n does not have a single 3 anywhere, let alone at the start. I know that method works with the s/n s on paper, as Peugeot did later in the 70s.
I would put the bike about 1973. The headbadge is a match to the UO I have I've dated to 1973 (it's yellow, which I'm unsure was available prior to that, no s/n plate extant).
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Originally Posted by Sammyboy
I like those, they're purty. One in green would just be fantastic, I'd think. You don't really see them here - lots of 80's Peugots, in that mettalic white satin finish with the yellow and orange stripes, but they don't really float my boat. And seldom a Mercier or a Gitane. Could it be that America took to French bikes sooner? Or did our weather just rust the crap out of them?
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Originally Posted by Dostoy
I switched out the steel cranks with an old set of alloy cotterless
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Originally Posted by dck
...replace the steel Rigida rims with lightweight alloy....
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Originally Posted by Dostoy
CalTex,
I have the same bike. I switched out the steel cranks with an old set of alloy cotterless this spring - HUGE improvement - lighter, quieter, better looking. The UO8 is kind of a nice bike if you lose the steel cranks.
I have the same bike. I switched out the steel cranks with an old set of alloy cotterless this spring - HUGE improvement - lighter, quieter, better looking. The UO8 is kind of a nice bike if you lose the steel cranks.
I would like to do this. How would I go about doing this?
Thanks
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Ditto.
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In 1975 our then youngest son had a red Mercier, and dad had first an A-08 then went upscale to a '75 PX-10. Hated the white paint job, so painted it black with gold outlining on the lugs.
