Beamerrx7

I am looking for more info on a Peugeot I purchased. The numbers on the bottom are PH10S 54. I am guessing that is model number and size. Then there is a number 3043623. Then stamped in the metal is Y3085908. I am wondering what year it may be and if it is us or eu model. Any other details about the PH10S would be great.

Bikedued

The model is likely a PH10s and yep a 54cm. Early 80's, this was the color scheme they used just prior to the rainbow stripes.,,,,BD

Rotten

Search with the term 'Peugeot ph10s bikeboompeugeot' and you'll get some decent links to research.

Basically it's a mid level bike in the Peugeot lineup made with Carbolite 103. The Carbolite 103 will turn almost everyone else off as it is a thick heavy tubing making the bikes heavier than most desire.

I have a 1986 Peugeot P6. Here's the bottom line with Pugs - odd sized quill and seat post, bottom bracket potentially French threaded. My P6 luckily for me has an English bottom bracket which makes things a little easier but I did have issues with replacement cups that were to long and would not fully screw screw into the bottom bracket housing. 1985 or 1986 to my understanding was when Peugeot started with English bottom bracket threading but I still have the oddball sized quill and post.

I love my P6 for sentimental reasons or else it would be long gone. I keep it out of the rain and sun but haven't ridden it in a long long time.

If this is a first project bike I would seriously recommend putting it to the side and getting experience on something more common and with more commonly sized fittings. Pugs can be nice but it will take patience (lots of it), extensive research and money.

Best of luck.

francophile 

It's a 1983 PH10 variant, with a lot of Frankenbike to it. It's going to have Swiss-thread cups on the BB. Calipers are stock, stem may be stock, BB cups are stock, seat binder bolt and headset is stock, I don't think think anything else is, except maybe the front hub, can't tell from these pictures. Pretty light frame overall, but it's got some significant kickstand crush behind the bottom bracket on the chainstays which sort of sucks. It'd make a good commuter or in-town transit, but I wouldn't toss a lot of money at it in its current shape.

PS - and because someone converted to fixie, the cable guide which is supposed to be under the bottom bracket (you can see its silhouette) is missing. Just noticed that

PPS - here's your bike, from the North American catalog. https://bikeboompeugeot.com/Brochures...re%20PH10s.jpg

Beamerrx7

Thanks for all the info. That was very helpful and that link is exactly what I was looking for. I was mostly curious about the frame. This bike was actually built by a buddy of mine that works for SRAM. The rear hub is actually an automatic two speed and the guy said the front hub was really nice. It says it's a campagnolo record on the actual hub. The stem says pearl 9 on it. I bought it for $150 to be a bar bouncer bike. It's really comfy to ride.

francophile 

That's one thing I'll say about the P6-
P10 models from the 80s: they might only be worth $50-100 bucks in pretty good shape and they're pretty damn low on the model spectrum, but they ride like a bike worth 2x-3x their cost.

I can't fully say how you did on the buy because I don't know your local market, I don't know the value of the rear hub or what rims are laced to the hubs (I see the grease ring on the front hub now, so yeah, Campy Record would fit, if axle/cones are good, worth $20-30 alone). Without the wheels, this bike might go for $30-$40 in my local market, I recently picked up an '84 PH10L pearl frame & fork with purple/blue decals in exceptionally good shape for $40 and scored a similar model from the mid-late 80s over the weekend for free thru CL in similarly rough shape to yours, came with Campy Xenon crankset and BB that was a bit worn, but otherwise mechanically sound and only one small ding on the frame which I'll bedamned if i can find now.

I guess the price you paid doesn't matter, it's how much you like it that counts. Just be aware, with Swiss cups, if you ever try to change that bottom bracket, English **will** thread into the BB shell but it'll never stay tight due to thread pitch differences. You'll be hard pressed to find an inexpensive Swiss-thread alternative, so...make sure you keep that bottom-end serviced! Anything you can do to extend its longevity is I your best interest.

Hope this helps!! And welcome to BF