Originally Posted by
camelopardalis
I was looking for a bike to tinker with to learn bike mechanics. I saw this Peugeot bike and thought it was pretty. I made what I thought was a low bid and surprisingly, I won. Then I did my research. It appears that if folkform is correct and that this is a UO8, the bike belongs to the bottom of the food chain. Is this a decent purchase?
You got a later year UO8 that doesn't come with cottered cranks (the biggest headache in my opinion when dealing with vintage bikes). Should be a nice rider when cleaned up. As long the frame isn't dented, then you got a great deal.