$5 Peugeot Triathlon - Reynolds 501/Shimano 105 7sp -- in the workshop
04-13-15, 09:30 PM
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$5 Peugeot Triathlon - Reynolds 501/Shimano 105 7sp -- in the workshop
A buddy from down the street -- another Cub Scout dad -- texted me and asked if I Was around. I knew it meant that he'd be showing up with his garage sale Pugeot.
I thought it would be a basket case not-worth-fixing pug like the rusty Mixte hanging in my garage, but I first saw the Celeste blue of a Reynolds 501 sticker and then the 105 group. (1st gen bio pace...) It had clearly done hard time in a damp dusty basement on a trainer, but what a perfect bike to get someone into riding!
In two plus hours, we sanded the worst rust and touched it up, cleaned 30 years of grease off, pulled and overhauled the BB, (the spindle is hopelessly brinelled) removed the crap from the bars, cleaned and oiled the chain, removed surface rust from the front wheel spokes, threw on a new tube, refreshed the brake pad surfaces and switched out the 105 pedals for the old rat traps from my mother's Atala (my first road bike...)
These were the before pictures. She still looks rough, but rides pretty nicely. Going for a shakedown cruise on Wednesday!
I thought it would be a basket case not-worth-fixing pug like the rusty Mixte hanging in my garage, but I first saw the Celeste blue of a Reynolds 501 sticker and then the 105 group. (1st gen bio pace...) It had clearly done hard time in a damp dusty basement on a trainer, but what a perfect bike to get someone into riding!
In two plus hours, we sanded the worst rust and touched it up, cleaned 30 years of grease off, pulled and overhauled the BB, (the spindle is hopelessly brinelled) removed the crap from the bars, cleaned and oiled the chain, removed surface rust from the front wheel spokes, threw on a new tube, refreshed the brake pad surfaces and switched out the 105 pedals for the old rat traps from my mother's Atala (my first road bike...)
These were the before pictures. She still looks rough, but rides pretty nicely. Going for a shakedown cruise on Wednesday!
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04-13-15, 10:00 PM
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good man to help with the service, lets see some after photos. What merit badge comes with fixing up a Peugeot?
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04-14-15, 06:07 AM
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Rear rack and aerobars? Not chic but definitely utilitarian...
04-14-15, 09:11 AM
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The rack stayed, the aerobars and 105 pedals went. I did not spend much time getting the oxidation off the crankset. The grease that ran down the fork from the headset is kind of baked in.
So the "after" pictures aren't going to be all that amazing.
I'm now thinking that it's a 24tpi english BB, and can replace the whole thing with one of the sealed jobs I have sitting around.
So the "after" pictures aren't going to be all that amazing.
I'm now thinking that it's a 24tpi english BB, and can replace the whole thing with one of the sealed jobs I have sitting around.
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04-14-15, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Standalone
The rack stayed, the aerobars and 105 pedals went. I did not spend much time getting the oxidation off the crankset. The grease that ran down the fork from the headset is kind of baked in.
So the "after" pictures aren't going to be all that amazing.
I'm now thinking that it's a 24tpi english BB, and can replace the whole thing with one of the sealed jobs I have sitting around.
So the "after" pictures aren't going to be all that amazing.
I'm now thinking that it's a 24tpi english BB, and can replace the whole thing with one of the sealed jobs I have sitting around.
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04-14-15, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
There's an excellent chance of that. Can't wait to see the "after" pics!
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04-14-15, 10:18 AM
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Best $5 bike I've seen in a while.
04-14-15, 10:20 AM
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Given the late 1980's paint, definitely no French threading on that bike.
Hardened grease can be cleaned up with goof off, the canned version not the plastic bottle.
Hardened grease can be cleaned up with goof off, the canned version not the plastic bottle.
04-14-15, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Standalone
overhauled the BB, (the spindle is hopelessly brinelled)
Are you sure the failure is brinelling? That would be a little unusual for a BB spindle. Properly speaking, brinelling is indentation of the BBs into the races due to extreme momentary overloads.
Other possible failure modes are
- false brinelling (frequently seen on head sets, especally cheap ones, caused by continuous cyclic loading within the normal load range on a roller bearing system that stays nominally in one position; can be exacerbated by inadequate lubrication and/or contamination. This too would be unusual to see in a bottom bracket spindle.
- fatigue - this results from cumulative damage from use exceeding design life expectancy of the bearing system, from too many cycles and/or sustained excessive loads, in any conceiveable combination. This is not unheard of in a bottom bracket.
- simple corrosion, due to ingress of moisture and no corrective action for a long period of time. This is the most likely failure of a bottom bracket spindle, especially in the case of this particular bike, given the history.
When I say "failure", I mean in a manner as insinuated in the OP, i.e. the bearing surface becoming roughened to a degree precluding further use.
04-15-15, 12:25 PM
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"Hopelessly" meaning it looks like hell but was made "rideable." The cranks feel crunchier than I'd like them to after cleaning and re-greasing, but we just did a thirty mile ride (my friend's first road ride) and things were "fine."
it's time for a new one and new bearings.
looked a bit like this, only worn more in line-- this one looks like it was also loose... https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...l#post16102012
it's time for a new one and new bearings.
looked a bit like this, only worn more in line-- this one looks like it was also loose... https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...l#post16102012
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04-15-15, 09:41 PM
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after.
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04-15-15, 10:49 PM
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Nice job! Feel good about yourself, dads taking care of dads
04-16-15, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Standalone
"Hopelessly" meaning it looks like hell but was made "rideable." The cranks feel crunchier than I'd like them to after cleaning and re-greasing, but we just did a thirty mile ride (my friend's first road ride) and things were "fine."
BTW, any incipient failure of a roller bearing system will quickly become a runaway failure, if operation continues, leading to destruction of all the components, high friction & noise, looseness, and possibly catastrophic failure of a spindle/axle. Before that happened, however, I would expect the bike to become unrideable.
it's time for a new one and new bearings.
looked a bit like this, only worn more in line-- this one looks like it was also loose... https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...l#post16102012
BTW, any incipient failure of a roller bearing system will quickly become a runaway failure, if operation continues, leading to destruction of all the components, high friction & noise, looseness, and possibly catastrophic failure of a spindle/axle. Before that happened, however, I would expect the bike to become unrideable.
it's time for a new one and new bearings.
looked a bit like this, only worn more in line-- this one looks like it was also loose... https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...l#post16102012
Last edited by old's'cool; 04-16-15 at 04:52 PM. Reason: incipient-runaway
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That looks like a very fine ride! I really like that vintage of Pug...
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