Help identifying vintage touring bike by the lug
09-09-19, 02:29 PM
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Help identifying vintage touring bike by the lug
I'm trying to identify an older touring bike by the lugs. Unfortunately I can't post pictures, but the lugs have a square-ish cutout in them of the following shape. The shape is cutout on either side of the lug and looks symmetric down the middle making it look like a pair of boxy wings. Does my attempt at recreating the lugs resonate with anything anyone's ever come across?
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09-09-19, 02:45 PM
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With this as the only clue, and assuming this is the head tube lug, my guess would be a Peugeot with "Aztec" lugs. We are really going to need more info and ultimately pictures to be able to identify your bike. There ware lots of Peugeot's made so this also makes it more likely.
Does it have a cast or stamped rear drop out? What does the fork crown look like? Does the fork have a big curve or just a little curve to it? What about the seat stays, how do they end? A bullet, a angle, perhaps they wrap around the top tube? Where is the serial number located?
I believe that you can post 5 a day. so by tomorrow you can post pictures. Or there are other ways to get pictures if someone with more posts helps you. I don't know how to do that though.
Does it have a cast or stamped rear drop out? What does the fork crown look like? Does the fork have a big curve or just a little curve to it? What about the seat stays, how do they end? A bullet, a angle, perhaps they wrap around the top tube? Where is the serial number located?
I believe that you can post 5 a day. so by tomorrow you can post pictures. Or there are other ways to get pictures if someone with more posts helps you. I don't know how to do that though.
09-09-19, 06:08 PM
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Peugeot UO8 from the sixties or seventies, would be the most likely guess...
There are, of course, other possibilities but most would also be Peugeots, such as the UE8 (touring version) of the UO8...
There are, of course, other possibilities but most would also be Peugeots, such as the UE8 (touring version) of the UO8...
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I'm trying to identify an older touring bike by the lugs. Unfortunately I can't post pictures, but the lugs have a square-ish cutout in them of the following shape. The shape is cutout on either side of the lug and looks symmetric down the middle making it look like a pair of boxy wings. Does my attempt at recreating the lugs resonate with anything anyone's ever come across?
__________
|_ ................|__
....|_.................|
.......|__............|
...........|______|
__________
|_ ................|__
....|_.................|
.......|__............|
...........|______|
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Oh, and welcome, @bronco17!
09-10-19, 11:05 AM
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09-10-19, 11:22 AM
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Lot to like there for $140. 86BCD Sakae crankset will go down to a 28t small ring. The main negative for me: it looks like the TT might be bent behind the head tube.
09-10-19, 12:40 PM
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That's exactly the bike of interest. You guys are pretty good detectives (a little scary) but really good 
Or maybe the question was just pretty easy. Anyway, thanks for the help, everyone!
@seypat, it looked like that to me in the photos. I guess I'll have to go check out the bike in person to find out for sure.
Or maybe the question was just pretty easy. Anyway, thanks for the help, everyone!@seypat, it looked like that to me in the photos. I guess I'll have to go check out the bike in person to find out for sure.
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From etch a sketch to ID, amazing. @bronco17 Peugeots are nice bikes and many people love the ride of even the entry level stuff. Peugeot figured out how to make a comfy ride out of entry level steel. That said if its from the 60s or 70s it is going to have French "quirks" in the threading and tube sizes. Make sure its a complete bike to make things easy on yourself, parts can be tracked down but you need to do your homework and sometimes open your pocket book to do so. A couple resources for brochures and pictures of the bikes from that era go to Bike Boom Peugeot and for more info on French made bikes check out Sheldon Brown here
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09-10-19, 03:24 PM
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But, if you need a campy headset, crankset and 27" wheelset, it might still be worth the cost.
Point out these things to the seller and try to make a deal...
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