Originally Posted by
Timtruro
I own a Peugeot ten speed and am trying to determine the year of the bike, can anyone help? I have been on several Peugeot related web sites and have seen references to several different models, but nothing called a Bordeaux. I believe it dates to the late 1980's but not really sure. What is really frustrating is that I purchased the bike new, but have no paperwork that I can locate. Stopped riding it when I had back problems and subsequently got into running. Since returning to biking, I use the Peugeot on occasion but am more likely found on my Sirrus.
Any help is appreciated
I've got a Bordeaux that's older than the one that miamijim posted. Mine is probably an 87. It doesn't look quite like the one in the link above. There's no black hardware on mine, nor does it have aero brake levers and the fork is different. It's also got a different decal scheme with a series of small "rainbow" decals that go from yellow to red.
Getting the exact year can be hard but you can narrow it down. Check for date-stamps on the hubs. You can also look for date codes on the derailleurs and check them against this site:
http://www.vintage-trek.com/component_dates.htm
It's a trek site, but that doesn't matter since both trek and Peugeot used Shimano derailleurs in the time frame we're talking about.
Again, this won't give you the exact year of the bike but if you got an original derailleur that was manufactured in '87, you'll know your bike isn't an '86