Originally Posted by roccobike
I recently picked up this Peugeot off CR. While I read everything I can find about Raleighs, Nishikis and Schwinns, I know less than nothing about Peugeots.
From my searches on BF I'm guessing this is a UO8? It looks to me like a low end bike.
It looks like a very late UO8 or similar model. The brazed-on housing stops on the down tube indicate it originally came with stem shifters, which was only done quite late in the run. The pie plate on the crankset also suggests late '70s.
The Sun Tour Power Ratchet shifters are an upgrade, as are the wheels, or at least the rims.
It doesn't appear to have the 36 tooth chainring that was the particular hallmark of the UO8, but that might also have been a late-in-the-run change. If I had to guess, I'd say 1977 or 78.
Sheldon "Tubes Special Allege" Brown