The no P content UO8 Appreciation Thread

Just re-fitted my step son's 1975 UO8 with Simplex derailleurs, the fd had broken, rear d was fine, and the shifters were on their way out. Thi bike was nearly mint 4 years ago and is still in beautiful shape and he adores it even more now that it equipped with some much better kit.

It also has a new crank and nice alloy wheels.

My nephew has owned a UE8 for the same amount of time and his bike has gotten the full set of upgrades and has been riding the hell out of this bike for 4 years... says he will never part with it.

I ride an AO8 that has a coaster conversion... and have a 1957 PLX8.

The Simplex Prestige derailleur shifts beautifully and is wickedly light but notoriously fragile... back in the day Suntour would have been the preferred replacement as it was inexpensive as shifted better than the higher priced Italian stuff... or anyone's stuff. It is still a suitable replacement for any old Peugeot.

Do a few more thing like changing the wheels and cranks and you have a nice middleweight bike that ha a ride quality that other bicycles can only aspire to.