Campagmatic
Devout Dirtbag
It's been a few months since I asked the forum wanted section for "a cheap frame", the original intention being to whack together a quick bike with spare parts I had taking up space in the cupboard.
Forum member 'mrgumby' supplied me with a lovely (slightly rough around the edges) 1979 Peugeot PKN 10 'Competition'.
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us.../albums/oo307/twang20/Peugeoutframe.jpg[/img][/url]
...and that's about how long my plan lasted because I decided to give it a full strip and respray with 'Super competition' decals and it came out looking like this...
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us...ket.com/albums/oo307/twang20/pug1-1.jpg[/img][/url]
I was so pleased with my handy work (now that I've done 5 or 6 bikes I'm a seasoned pro of course ) that I couldn't bare to adorn it with a mis-match of parts. The only things I've kept with are the cranks (and Biopace chain ring that I might change), bars and stem and the wheels which I sourced from various forum members. Everything else has now been ordered but I'm waiting on the postman to bring Shimano 'Golden arrow' Brakes and levers, front and rear mechs and shifters to add to this...
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us....com/albums/oo307/twang20/PeugeotSC.jpg[/img][/url]
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us...com/albums/oo307/twang20/PeugeotSC1.jpg[/img][/url]
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us...com/albums/oo307/twang20/PeugeotSC2.jpg[/img][/url]
I can't wait to get it finished off but I haven't quite worked out what to do with it yet as it's too small for me and too big for my wife and I've spent too much money on it to sell it for what it cost me I'd better buy it a wall bracket so I can hang it up and look at it for many years to come to remind me of my stupid, irrational bike obsession.
Forum member 'mrgumby' supplied me with a lovely (slightly rough around the edges) 1979 Peugeot PKN 10 'Competition'.
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us.../albums/oo307/twang20/Peugeoutframe.jpg[/img][/url]
...and that's about how long my plan lasted because I decided to give it a full strip and respray with 'Super competition' decals and it came out looking like this...
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us...ket.com/albums/oo307/twang20/pug1-1.jpg[/img][/url]
I was so pleased with my handy work (now that I've done 5 or 6 bikes I'm a seasoned pro of course ) that I couldn't bare to adorn it with a mis-match of parts. The only things I've kept with are the cranks (and Biopace chain ring that I might change), bars and stem and the wheels which I sourced from various forum members. Everything else has now been ordered but I'm waiting on the postman to bring Shimano 'Golden arrow' Brakes and levers, front and rear mechs and shifters to add to this...
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us....com/albums/oo307/twang20/PeugeotSC.jpg[/img][/url]
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us...com/albums/oo307/twang20/PeugeotSC1.jpg[/img][/url]
[URL=http://s386.photobucket.com/us...com/albums/oo307/twang20/PeugeotSC2.jpg[/img][/url]
I can't wait to get it finished off but I haven't quite worked out what to do with it yet as it's too small for me and too big for my wife and I've spent too much money on it to sell it for what it cost me I'd better buy it a wall bracket so I can hang it up and look at it for many years to come to remind me of my stupid, irrational bike obsession.