Just bought an oldie ! SS !
 

Woo Hoo!

Sooo...

I've been getting the classic/vintage bug lately. Being from NYC does not help either as I constantly am surrounded by very nice gems that people collect/ride around here.

Before getting this bug, I was thinking of converting my 07 Specialized Hard Rock Disc Pro to SS, rigid fork, and using it for a nice commuter into the city to work....then the bug hit. Being on this board doesn't help either.

My father has had a early 80's Peugeot Monaco hanging in the garage for years. Never really rode much. I took it out last week and started cleaning it up. I took apart the rims and started polishing them up again, etc. I then started snooping around on what could be done to this bike. I wanted to do SS, flat bar, etc but I think it was more trouble than it was worth according to Sheldon Brown's site about compatibility issues with older french bikes/newer components.

I started shopping around on Craigslist for oldies but goodies, and stumbled across this old Univega. Clean as hell in my eyes, and already had the stuff done to it that I was going to do regardless (except i'm going to be putting on a rear brake for safe measures).

serial # is PG69859

http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/bik/1294624250.html

$225 shipped from Cali to my door in NYC. :love:

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So what do you folks think ? :thumb:

very nice.
great score for twice the price.

Marty

Paid too much ??? :notamused:

no he means it would still be a good score if it cost twice that.

Ah !

::whew::

For a second, I said to myself "****, I just made a newbie move and didnt research enough!"

:)

Nice bike. Just curious but what's the deal with flat bars that all the SS/FG guy want? I've kept the tack bars on my FG. My wife's MTB had flat bars and she always complained they made her wrists hurt. I thought it was just 'cause she only rode once or twice a year but I started borrowing her bike as a commuter and found the same thing. I ended up changing the flat bar for bar that sweeps back some at the grips and has a bit of rise and it's way more comfortable. Probably why upright style bikes back in the day came with Northroad style bars instead of flat bars (well, that and they weren't invented yet ;) )

IMO its a style preference. I've had my SS set up with Drops, Northroads, flipped Northroads and flat MTB bars. Only thing left to try really is mustache bars.

They're all equally comfortable to me, its more a matter of whether I want/need extra hand positions and how I want to sit on the bike.

For mine, I actually do ride it on the track occasionally so I set it up so that I just have to pull off the brake and brake lever, stick a plug in the end of the handlebar and I'm ready to go.

Well, most of my life I've ridden Flat bar/risers/BMX style. I'm a big guy 6'1" @ 252lb, I'm broad up top so for me to be hunched over grabbing drop bars most of the time might be a bit uncomfortable. I might swap out that bar for wider ones just to make it more comfortable.

Makes sense. Us old guys spent so many of our formative years bent over drop bars we're just shaped that way now so the flat bars don't work ;) :D

Actually my MTB has flat bars and they don't bother me at all. I think it's just because I move around a lot while riding off road and don't typically ride it for more than an hour or so, so I'm not stuck in that position for a long time.

I think thats totally right on and probably the biggest factor. I wouldn't want to ride my commuter with the flat bars or flipped north roads for much longer than my 20 minute commute....Drop bars I could be comfy for hours.

NICE! :thumb:

You're saving the best for last. Moustache bars are great.

Doesn't look TOO old - LaWee designs were from the late 80's to early 90's. Nice bike, and major props for not cutting off stuff...

It's a beautiful frame for sure, you should ask if the original components are available should you get the urge to add gears...

does it mean the peugeot is safe from butchering though? looks nice, and if you're satisfied, it doesn't really matter what it cost.

Haha. Yes. Its sitting in my garage at the moment in pieces as i've taken it apart to start the mild restoration. I took the rims apart to start polishing out the hoops again. The front one is SHINY! I have to get new spokes for it though as I cant get them to clean up for the life of me. Theyre blackish/silver from sitting around untouched for years. Im awaiting on a package from Price Point which includes new pedals...the original ones are rusted out, cruddy looking, etc. I'll keep them stored away obviously for originality reasons. I also ordered bar tape for it as the original foam on the bar is all hardened and crusty.

I"ll post so new pics when I get the Vega alongside with the Peugeot once it's back in one piece.

Oh man, I like that frame. That's a really nice bike and at a good price.