Recently I purchased an old Peugeot at a garage sale. At the time I knew nothing about vintage Peugeot 's. Now after a bit of research I have concluded that although hoping it was a PX-10 it is in fact a UO-8. My thought being that although it meets other PX criteria ie correct cranks and main sprocket correct decals and Reynolds tubing there are brazed on hard points for the rear brake cable. I believe that in my research I learned that no early 70's PX'S had any brazed cable mounts. So either I am incorrect (which is a very good possibility) or I have a UO-8. Although it would have been nice had it turned out to be a PX the bike still rides beautifully whatever the model and at thirty dollars you can't beat the price. Anyway I guess my actual question is can anybody either confirm or dispute my conclusion. Thanks

From 30 feet away, the UO8 looked a lot like the PX-10, or the PR-10 for that matter. But with any detail the answer is pretty easy.
The most confusing model was a bike Peugeot made in the late 60's early 70's where the frame was a UO8 quality and the bike came with tubular tires (sew-ups).

If the lugs for the steerer tubes have a square/staircase pattern cut out of them (the so-called Aztec lugs) its an AO or UO-something, no matter what the equipment or decals. $30 is still good.

You're saying that it has a Reynolds decal?

You're right, the only brazed on housing stop on an early 70's PX would be on the chain stay.

Your avatar indicates you have both a Px-10 and a UO-8. You should be able to make the major differentiation a easily with a side by side comparison?

Link or post pics and we can tell you more.

Thank you all for the quick response. This new info (the Aztec pattern was particularly helpful as an identifier) when considered along with my previous research leads to only one conclusion. The bike in question must be a U-08. Although built in the early seventies ( the presence of both group/series 1 and group/series 2 decals places the manufacturing date in the few years ((I think it was 70 to 73 or 74)) when there was an overlap and both types were being placed on bikes ) and often referred to as low end and entry level I have found it to be a surprisingly comfortable ride. Maybe my opinion is biased since discovering that the bike and I are roughly the same age but after having ridden some friends newer more modern bikes I think the UO-8 holds up very well.
Maybe it's symptomatic of some type of midlife crisis but having been an avid rider in my younger years the idea of getting out and riding this 40 year old bike amongst all the new high tech rides really appeals to me and as a result of this garage sale encounter my passion for riding has definitely been rekindled. Next I think a full restoration to all it's former 70's glory is in order and I will be keeping a sharp eye out for a a PX-10.

Very true.

When I worked at a Peugeot dealership, we probably sold close to 100 UO-8s for every PX-10. We did not do much AO-8 trade, and we sold remarkably few PA-10s and PR-10s, because folks either wanted the UO-8 or the full splurge of a PX-10. (With its painted stays, the PR-10 probably looked too much like a UO-8, even though it was arguably only insignificantly inferior to the PX-10.)

I forgot to mention the UO-18 mixte. It seemed that every woman walking into the shop wanted a white UO-18.

I had a similar experience when I worked at a shop in Turlock, CA. We sold lots of UO-8's, and the ladies loved the UO-18's. I don't think that AO-8's and PA-10's were ever ordered. I don't remember ever seeing either of them. We sold a few PR-10's. I bought the only PX-10 that was sold during the year and a half that I worked there. It was still very rural 40 years ago and those farmers were tight with their money.

I rode a PR-10 that my best friend bought for his son. I didn't think that it had quite the light and lively feel that my PX-10 has. It's not really a fair comparison since I'm 5'10" and his son is 6'4", so his bike was a very bad fit for me.

Incidentally, his son later went to art school and got a job doing CGI for the movies. He did the nuclear detonation scene in The Peacemaker with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. His name is Britnell Anderson. It appears in the movie credits. I don't know what he's done since.