NEED HELP ID'ING A 70s PEUGEOT
 

Hi all,

I have been reading all of the posts on 70s Peugeots to get a clearer idea of what it is I am rebuilding, but I am confused! The serial number on the BB says 7101055, so I know it is a 70's model. I have now repainted it entirely for the second time, as the bike has seen continuous use since the 70s, and the original gold finish just really needed replacing in order to keep it roadworthy. So, unfortunately I cannot share a picture of how it looked originally. I have asked my dad to go through some of our old family pics to see what he can find. In the meantime I did find a picture of a paint and decal scheme on velospace which looks remarkably similar to the way this bike originally looked. My bike has a lugged frame, came with Mafac alloy brakes with the ball-end cables, Simplex alloy RD, Normandy hubs and Stronglight alloy crankset. I only ever remember it having clinchers. I do not recall whether there were any Reynolds/Vitus stickers on the frame, so am kinda stuck as whether this is a PX, PA or something else. Especially as the seatpost diameter is 25.8....
Just for your info, the bike has been in my possession since the early 90s when my dad stopped riding racers. He had bought it from a shop in the late 70s or early 80s in the south of The Netherlands (15m from Belgium) who informed him it used to be Merkx' training bike. Your help would be appreciated!

I have been browsing http://home.wanadoo.nl/peugeotshow/ while searching for further info, and it seems to be a PSN10E. Does it add up?

looks like it could be earth1tree23--

remember these peugeots on that site are european .so it could have very well varied a bit from continent& country to country .
I dont know im a newb boob..
Cheers T


Just learning . )

Looks like this 77-78 PY10
 

Here is a bike I found that looks like yours minus the front fork. Same lugs and all...check it out.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Fra...os/photo1.html


it is off of this page:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Fra...ugeot_home.htm

I have a Peugeot practically the same rusty color, but mine is a 74 PX10 I love the old Peugeot bikes!
there is another site I found when researching mine but cannot find it right now I will post again if I find it.

Earth, it going to almost impossible to ID the bike without period pictures. Based on yuor description it could be almost any model.

The decals and serial number are consistent with 1977. I believe the PX-10 still had chrome stays at that point, although that feature disappeared over the next few years. The 25.8mm seat post diameter, presumably with a 28.0mm seat tube outer diameter, would be consistent with straight-gauge Reynolds 531 tubing (or Reynolds 501????), but the PA-10 had straight gauge carbon steel and the PR/PK-10 series had the same double-butted main triangle as the PX series and should take a 26.4 or 26.6mm seat post.

It looks like the rear derailer is mounted incorrectly. It shouldn't be pulled so far forward. There's a little tab that should catch the front of the hanger.

Cheers guys, but I must apologise for not being completely clear in my original post-the picture I included is not my bike, but one that has the same colouring and very similar stickering as mine used to have-this is the pic I happened to come across on Velospace.com when researching.... I was just very excited to see one just like mine USED to look on velospace, as I never had seen one like mine before, and included it in the hope it would help with the ident process. Mine used to belong to Eddy Merkx, so I wanted to get a bit more info on it and find out what the model could be... I wish I could include period pics, but.....all of you keep-it-as-original-as-you-can people will probably shoot me when I tell you I have had the bike powdercoated in matte black, with Easton EC90sl full carbon forks, King h/set, Look carbon seatpost and Time RXS pedals and non-period Mavic brakes and derailleurs, and Shimano D/A 9 sp STI shifters... The original finish had simply become so patchy that it was a choice between letting it rust and die, or rejuvenate and ride. I used to ride this to high school every day in The Netherlands and then rode it every day in London when I moved there, rain or shine. It was parked outside (although under a shelter) for at least 10 years... The bike has been in the family for 29 years now (My dad confirmed he bought it in 1978). And I must admit, I had no idea at all that old Peugeots were collectable or valuable. I knew mine used to belong to Eddy but have never been interested (and probably never will be) in selling it. I also would not have known where to start in restoring it to its original state, as replacing the old Simplex and Mafac bits just did not seem a good idea when I had D/A STI shifters and other parts lying around. I ride 50k roundtrip to work every day -across London- and was not so keen on having to rely on ball-end cables and 30-year old brakes to stop me. I found the original Mafac brake levers unreliable and used to break brake cables every time I needed to do emergency stops. The bike and I have (partly because of this, partly because I am a speedfreak) been in several accidents because of this. Hence Mavic SSC brakes and Shimano D/A STI levers...
I did really study those pictures in the catalogue on the Wanadoo site very well, and from that it seemed quite clear it was a PSN10e. (my advantage in of course understanding the Dutch and German in the catalogue pics). I was however thrown by some of the comments made by TMar (I think) in a related thread which mentioned different seattube sizes than mine, as my seatpost is 25.8....
Wouldn't things be so much easier if Peugeot actually released buildrecords showing which frame number was which type!!!
BTW-if any of you need translation of the wanadoo site I mentioned in my original post for your own researching, let me know. I can't promise rapid turnaround times but am happy to help!!!