UO8 Eight days later
07-10-04 | 03:52 PM
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Bikes: Schwinn WorldSport, Takara,
UO8 Eight days later
My UO8 reconditioned and reassembled. The saddle and post are not original and the new cables have black casing instead of white. Any suggestions for quieting the Mafacs? Thanks for the help in identifying and dating it.
07-12-04 | 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by takara14
My UO8 reconditioned and reassembled. The saddle and post are not original and the new cables have black casing instead of white. Any suggestions for quieting the Mafacs? Thanks for the help in identifying and dating it.
07-12-04 | 01:57 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Replace the Mafac pads with KoolStops, which have a toe-in adjustment by virtue of their hemispherical washers.
Your UO-8 looks great; I like the blue tape with the orange paint. I also like the lack of a chrome pie dish spoke protector and chainguard.
Your UO-8 looks great; I like the blue tape with the orange paint. I also like the lack of a chrome pie dish spoke protector and chainguard.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
07-12-04 | 02:47 PM
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Thanks for the replies and the advice. I'll give the period pads the toe in treatment as I won't be riding the bike often or hard. I have a blue anodized Zefal pump from the period that looks good on it too! The spoke and chain guards were a bit banged up as well as rusty, so I didn't put any effort into them. The bike looks more "serious" without them. Happy Pedaling!
Bill
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