Originally Posted by Dirtdrop
None of the rest of the components on a Peugeot UO-8 are any better than the derailers and shifters. Some people like MAFAC brakes, but I can't understand why. I don't think much of the frame, either. I'd look for a Japanese bike if I were you. You could probably do much better for the same money.
Funny, because there is a Peugeot fan club in Japan. One of its members restored a UE-8 Caravan (very similar to the UO-8). Here is the link.
http://f13.aaa.livedoor.jp/~zenbike/...ugeot/ue-8.htm
On another one of his pages, he has some neat pics cycling in the mountains around the Japanese countryside. Note that he calls it the Zen Bike!