greg3rd48 

I do not know how I missed these entries. @Aurorabucky Please post some close up photos. They certainly deserve it!

steves11447 

Recently aquired Astra Grand Luxe. Reynolds 531 frame, Huret Allvit rd, atom compact freewheel, Stronglight 93 crank, Atom pedals, Stronglight Competition headset, Ideale 90 saddle. Complete disassembly, cleaned and regreased BB, and headset,and brakes, cleaned derailleurs, some touchup of frame. It rides nice.

juvela

Thanks very much for sharing this excellent find!

Quality model Astra/Orly/Dynamax badged machines be not oft encountered.

Looks like we are in the 1968-69 time here.

steves11447 

I was thinking early 70s, but who knows. The wheels are not original, nor is the seat post or brake levers. I found NOS Weinmann levers I thought went well with the 610 centerpulls. The freewheel was a junkyard find, in good shape (compact 6 sp.)

ollo_ollo

Back after a long absence. Here are a few old pics of my Grand Jubile in a couple of iterations, bought the bare frame years ago, then built up with swap meet parts. Used as many French pieces as possible combined with Shimano 600 Arabesque bits. Evolved over the years, so I will take a few pics of it's current configuration soon and post them later. It is one of my favorite rides and I often took it with us when we traveled, so it has logged miles in many States. Don

edit 12/3/2016 Here are a few recent pics: Turbo saddle is now on a bike I gave my pastor, Maroon B17 moved to my Titan. Now sports a B17 butchered by me to resemble a Swift. Shimano 600 crank, replaced by Strong light triple. I date this Grand Jubile as 1975/76 since if earlier it would have Reynolds 531 instead of Vitus tubing and any later it would have brazed on brake cable holders instead of clamps on the top tube. Don

juvela

wrt dating -

the Stronglight model 93 chainset launched in 1967. 1970 was the final year for the Huret long shift levers. hence the bracketing. the forum had a white example of one of these bikes posted last year. it was dated by seller as 1970.

the bicycle's Huret Allvit rear derailleur may possibly yield a dating clue as well. the earliest ones had all metal pulleys. then they went to plastic "tyres" for the metal pulleys. depending on the year(s) these could be either red or black. examples of some of the details are shown at Velobase.com. is the machine's front derailleur an Allvit (one adjustment screw) or a model 700 (two adjustment screws)? the 700 launched in 1966.

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...ery-astra.html

fine job with your work.

steves11447 

Black plastic rollers on RD, model 700 FD. Thanks for the encouragement!

scozim 

Had a little time yesterday and finally switched out the Sakae CR crankset on the PX10 for a Stronglight 103. Went from 52-42 to 52-38. This should make a much better hill climber - I'm going to have to go find some mountain passes this summer to check that out. Eventually I'll get rid of the Helicomatic rear hub (yes, I like Frankenbikes) so I can have some more options for freewheels. Ideally I'd like a 13-24 6 spd freewheel.

Old crankset:



New look with a Gipiemme rear derailleur to replace the SX630 that I constantly had problems with.

juvela

Those 52-52 gears are real killers. No wonder you are pleased with the new 52-32 arrangement. Best not to let your lion breathe any of those pulp mill fumes; they do not agree with them.

scozim 

Doh , corrected.

greg3rd48 

My U08 in its current rendition. I added Tektro 539's for better stopping power, replaced the beat Paselas with Pasela PT's and also one of @Henry III hand-made bags.

DQRider 

I am running out of superlatives in this thread. What a beautiful, elegant bicycle. And you have done a fabulous job restoring it.

I'm still learning my French bike history, but wasn't the U08 imported in rather large numbers? I mean, I hope so, because that color and graphics scheme is my favorite right now; and it would be nice if they were accessible. The only ones I can find around here in my size are white. I would love to find one in green or blue, 54 - 57 cm for a winter project this year.

greg3rd48 

@DQRider They were available in large numbers and for being lower in the lineup it really does offer a nice ride. Doing some upgrades certainly helped to lighten things up too. This was a truly beat up blue U08 that I started from scratch with. The only original parts are the frame/fork, headset and seat post. It was a great bike to work on and learn from. Thanks for the vote of approval!

jimmuller 

Indeed that is a nice looking UO8. Well done. I"m trying to remember if that dark green was an original color. As DQR observed and as I recall, most were white (mine is) and when the colors started popping everywhere they tended to to be bright metallic. Red, royal blue, bright green, some purple, that sort of thing.

If your fork is original, did you have it chromed or was it chromed under the paint that you removed? The original would have been half-chrome.

Yeah, yours is quite elegant.

billytwosheds 

This is the nth iteration of a grocery getter.



And here's a better view of the park I stopped at:



The waves were coming up and I had a few hours to kill.

noglider 

@DQRider, search ads for PX-10's. A lot of them are UO-8's.

greg3rd48 

@billytwosheds That is a very sharp looking Peugeot. What is the story on it?
@jimmuller The color is not original Jim. It was originally the blue color that you recall but it was so damaged I decided to PC it in a green that fit my taste, darker with metallic shine. The fork was all chrome underneath the paint and I decided that I preferred the full chrome look without decals. Thanks again for approving of my work!

billytwosheds 

Thanks! It's a fairly average Carbolite frame, but it has pretty lugs and the paint is bright. Bought the frame/fork about a year and a half ago, first built it up as a single speed commuter but have since converted it to an upright and am fitting a DA 8spd group to it. I've probably logged more miles on this frame than any other in my collection at this point. Tried and true!

Once I get to the point where I'm satisfied with it, I'll do a proper photo shoot. For now, it's still a rolling project

DQRider 

As I've said, I'm in the market for a nice Peugeot for my winter project this year. I wish I could find a comprehensive guide to identifying these bikes, so I could narrow my search a bit.

@noglider told me that many sellers try to pass off the U08 as a much-rarer PX-10; so I'm wondering how to tell the difference. So far, my research indicates that the PX-10 has Nirvex lugs, which are more pointed like this:



And the U08 has what have been called "Aztec Lugs" like this:



Have I got that right?

Grand Bois

Not all PX10's have Nervex lugs.

jimmuller 

PX-10 vs. UO-8, that's a good starting point. I don't know all the differences, but BITD another obvious difference was chrome rear on the PX-10. The UO-8 had pump pegs on the top of the DT, the PX-10 under the TT IIRC. The seatpost on the UO-8 was a unique arrangement. The post itself was a straight steel tube of diameter appropriate for the saddle clamp. So it was too small for the ST inner diameter. So instead of sitting directly in the ST the post went through a steel collar that sat on the top of the seat cluster. You could remove the collar and use a standard seatpost with a diameter of about 26mm or a bit less. The component differences are sort of obvious, steel crank, handlebar, seatpost on the UO-8 before it went upscale to the UO-9 or UO-10, nice alloy stuff and sew-up tires on the PX-10.

rootboy 

And of course, if you ask some people, they'll say the PX is worth a fortune.
Even without Nervex lugs.

63cm Peugeot PX10 Restored w Mods Vintage Lightweight | eBay

NWGuy99

Be careful, you are about to embark on a endless study of French idiosyncrasies and craziness. There will be few hard and fast rules. In this endeavor, google is your friend, both out in the internets and searching this site.
A good starting point about how many variations of the PX10 or bikes that people call that is right here:
PX-10_History

I suspect the same of the 08. Have fun

Grand Bois

PX10's have half chrome stays, but not all Peugeots with half chrome stays are PX10's. They made a PA10 with half chrome stays for at least one year. I don't think there was ever a PX10 with brazed on pump pegs.

jimmuller 

Ah, then they were pump studs on clamp-on bands, I guess. I mean, I'm pretty sure I recall remembering that I believe I know I'd seen pumps on PX-10s, positioned under the TT.