My Peugeot PY10 has arrived!!
 

So after a while of waiting my Peugeot PY10 finally arrived.
I'm very happy with it but need to find some parts to finish it properly.
Some of the parts had been replaced over the years.

It has the gold Simplex LJ Super front and rear derailleurs and gold Mafac brakes.
I have managed to find the gold levers on Ebay and so those parts are complete.

It has the Philippe Atax professional handle bars but not the original stem.
The wheels aren't original and neither are the seat post or saddle.

At the moment it has an aero seatpost and i have a choice of saddles to put on there.
I think i'm going to go with a brown Cinelli unicator because it's a nice saddle and looks similar to the ideale 2000 models.

As for the wheels i might keep the more modern ones on there or a pair of Nomandy luxe competition with clincher rims or Campagnolo and tubulars , or i might have some normandy and tubular wheels somewhere.

The crank set is a more modern Stronglight escape and i have a Stronglight 49D that could go on there even though that is the wrong version for the bike! But to be honest i quite like the Escape!

What do you guys think about trying to keep everything original as opposed to mostly original.

Cheers

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Yes i'll add some photos later :)

First off, congratulations! If I had a PY10, and I wish I did, I would strive to put "as original" or at least period correct components. Eventually. But first, I would outfit it with the best I had available, take pictures, post them here, and enjoy the bike thoroughly! Only after that I would shop with an obsession until I had all the right parts - and then (and only then) retrograde the PY10 to its original glory. And take more pictures and post them here.

But that's just me - Jim

Welcome to the club of PY10 fanatics, Daveyates. What year and color is yours?

-Kurt

Thanks guys,
Mine is a silver one with the chrome front lugs . Judging by the headbadge i think it is around 1975.

I dying to see it - Jim

Jim i'll try and post some photos a bit later this evening.

The 1975 py10 won the tour de france.

To avoid ebay, I have a good ideale 2001, simplex seatpost and stronglight 93? cranks. I dont have my camera this evening but I'l send a pm anyway

Thank you kind sir! PM sent.

Maybe mine is slightly newer than the photo link bike because my one has the riveted headbadge and on the photo it looks like it is a decal??

PM sent about the stem

Thanks and Pm sent.

Can't wait to see it.

Well here is the bike.

I did have it stripped down for cleaning and servicing but since you guys wanted to see it i quickly assembled it roughly.
Overall condition is pretty good but the top tube has some paint missing in places nearer the front lug.
The size is 57cm x 57cm and i have quickly added a Campagnolo tubular wheelset for the photo.

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The frame needs a good clean and polish as when i received it there was a lot of handlebar foam grip stuck on various parts of the frame.
I've got most of it off now but there is still sticky residue in places.

I am thinking a 75 PY would have Maillard 700 rather than Normandy Luxe Competition. What say ye, Kurt?

That's a nice one with cool head lugs too! It should clean up really nice from what we can see.
Also nice to see a C&V Peugeot that does not say "Super Competition" on the TT for a change.
Looks like you're halfway towards a golden themed bike. Just get those missing golden items and that bike will look more even more awesome.
Angled "531" on the Reynolds sticker also means full butted 531 frame and fork right?

Chombi

I think the paint imperfections add character. Lovely! Let us know how it rides.

I'll let Jim answer that. I'm better with the second-gen PY10's.

-Kurt

Thanks guys , I think it is Maillard 700 wheels and also Maillard 700 pedals for this model and age.

Maybe i shouldn't of sold the sets i had last year :notamused:

These always a couple of Mallaird or Spidel 700 hubsets at eBay for sale......unfortunately their prices had shot up in the last couple of years. It might be best of to try and look for a whole wheelset with the preferred hubs and rims instead of building them up from parts. It might cost you much less going that route. I've seen a couple of them go through recently at eBay too.

Chombi

Congratulations on acquiring your PY, Daveyates!

I think I would try to get as close as I could to the original parts (just as much as your funds and parts availability will allow).
These parts are after all, what the "prestige" is about. Either way you'll have a wonderful ride, and I know you'll fall in love with it.

It's beautiful - so much potential. I think Thevenet rode Maillard 700s in the 75 TdF? They would be a fine item in any case. Best of luck getting it together the way you want.

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It's a nice Peugeot, but what makes it a PY10 (as opposed to a PX10LE)? I thought PY10's had 531 "light" tubes, usually with red 531numbers. This one has a green 531 sticker. The 531 DT (as opposed to ST) sticker pegs it as a post-'75 P10 series, such as an LE.

It is a very common mistake that people think all PY10s had the red Reynolds stickers. Not all of them did as this was a custom bike that was built to customer specs.
You can see many tour de france photos where the PY10s had red or green stickers. Also on my bike they choose the chromed lugs which was another option.

Check this one from ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Top-Peugeo...1/120838923312