Originally Posted by
zwickerz
So I recently got a really cheap Peugeot uo8, and in hopes of getting it running again I discovered much of it was extremely rusted and much of the parts needed to be replaced. I have some square tapered cranks and was looking at just getting a new BB, but as it turns out French bb's don't come around often. The only new option I found was from VeloOrange, and used ebay options are even more expensive. I was wondering if anyone has removed a spindle from a used (Or new) bb and placed it in french bb cups? I feel like this could be an option but I have never done it and can't seem to find anyone who has. Thanks in advance!
Originally Posted by
noglider
I'm about to do something similar. I'll try keeping the cups and changing the spindle and cranks.
This is pretty straightforward. If you want new cups, Amazon sells them cheap. $9 "renewed" and $12 new.
https://www.amazon.com/Action-Bracke...gateway&sr=8-2
You'll have to play around with a spindle and find one that works.
The other option is to find a cotterless spindle that works with the existing UO 8 cups (assuming that they're in decent shape). This is not as crazy as it sounds. Sheldon Brown discusses this somewhere (I can't find where). I tried it on my mid 70s UE 8 (basically a UO 8 that came stock with fenders, rack, lighting system, etc) and I got it to work fine.