Peugeot U010M 57 with rust and bad tires
 

My husbands Peugeot bike has been sitting in the garage for many years and sadly has rust and the tires are degraded. I don't want to put it in the trash if it has some value. Could anyone offer an opinion as to if it might be worth something? I am a newbie so can't post pictures. The number on the bottom is 1366532 as well as the model U010M 57.

Yes, it still has value. Rust can be treated and tires replaced. They are nice bikes to ride and are worth the effort to clean up.

You did manage to upload a few pictures to your gallery. That is separate from posting and does work for newbies.
Here is a link to your gallery,
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/album/33476456

Thank you for letting me know!

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MomWri,

welcome to the forum and thank you for sharing the cycle :thumb:

the forum has several members who have owned or now own this model

they should be along shortly with some solid assistance for you


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If you don’t want to hassle selling this bike , you may consider a local co-op to donate it to. There are folks who would love to clean that bike up and ride a nice vintage road bike. There is a Fanny for every saddle!

If you don't have a coop and you want to be rid of it, wrap a piece of cardboard around the top tube with "FREE" in large letters and place it on the curb.

As pictured, $20.

If you were to wipe the frame down with oil and put the front wheel add air. $50

As a functioning clean bike those are about $120.

+10 $20 bike, maybe $25 in as is, as it sits condition. Refurbishing it will cost more than what you will get out of the finished project. Better off turning over a project like this to someone with the time/tools/aptitude/pile of parts. While that description fits me, if I saw this bike at a garage sale for $10, I'd buy it and immediately donate it to the co-op. I wouldn't cover the consumables to refurbish it.

Why it can make sense for a co-op? They typically have donated consumables and volunteer mechanics. So they can put "free" tires and cables on it, while I have to pay for that stuff.

Thanks so much for this advice. I think that is what I will do.

Many thanks for responding. The tires are completely shot -- cracked and degrading so when I tried to add air just made a hissing sound. I suspect the inner tubes are gone as well. I think the coop idea sounds like a good one.