P10S question

[Walter76]

Hi, new to the forum. New to road bikes!

I'm trying to rebuild a Peugeot P10S and need confirmation - is this a ten speed? The rear wheel isn't original so I'm guessing somebody wantee more gears. The little info I can find about this model is it was originally ten. Is that what the 10 in P10S stands for??

 

[Midlife]

Welcome . The P10 moniker goes back donkeys years, I started in the 70's and they were around then . Like the Ford Focus the specs and design changed over the years so I'd check for a brochure online from the year of your bike.

The letters after the 10 denote the model within the P10 range. S stood for Super I think.

Any pics?

Shaun

 

[Walter76]

Thanks Shaun. The only brochure I could find with my exact model is in dutch! But I'm almost certain it says 10 speed

So the "10" in the model number doesn't relate to the gears then?

 

[Walter76]

So, I've been through a million brochures, eBay sales and such to try to determine this - I'm convinced this was originally a ten speed. So the question now is, is it just a simple matter of buying a rear wheel with the correct amount of cogs or would the previous owner have to have adapted stuff to up the gears?

 

[legrandefromage]

Pics tell a squillion words, as by the late 70's just about everything would have been 6spd.

 

[Midlife]

I dont think the "10" is the number of gears. The Peugeot UO8 didn't have 8 gears. I just think they numbered and not named a lot of their bikes. Like the cars today LOL

Shaun

 

[legrandefromage]

My 1979 PX10 was 18 speed!