Peugeot Carbolite, educate me

[Mike Muz]

Hi retrofolk,

Hoping you can fill me in, not literally obviously!

What are they exactly? Does anyone here own one? If so what are they like to ride?

That's all,

Thanks

Mike

 

[Midlife]

Unkindly called "Carboheavy", or maybe the truth hurts

Shaun

 

[Mike Muz]

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Pony then Shaun?

Did they make a decent road frame?

Mike

 

[Ghosty]

I'd be ineterested to see what these are like too, like the Pug sizes and paint schemes, but I'm not sure what models are worth going for and at what prices.

 

[xxnick1975]

Pug made some fantastic frames, but carbolite was the branding for their gas pipe

Plenty of 1990s r653 and r753 pop up on evil bay, later nineties Columbus gets involved

 

[coomber]

They made some nice 753 ones!

 

[Mike Muz]

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Yes I quite like Tel's 653 Athena, ther are a few on here.
I used to long for a 708 tubed one back in the early '90s, but there's only a ropey yellow/blue one f/s on eBay right now.
Not that I'm looking , of course :roll: :roll: Merely observing.
Were the 753 tubed ones graphite in colour?

Mike

 

[xxnick1975]

Yep grey and also blue ones like this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-Perth ... 58c86a81e6

Price too high in this case

 

[stringfellow1946]

Did they make a decent road frame?
YES
PY10-FC (carbon), or a Mid 60's PX10, a Pro 10 or PY-10

 

[doctorstewie]

Carbolite frames were horrible, as was anything made with their interior brazing process, which looked marvellous, but depended upon hope and paint for any strength. I know this because of the horrible, horrible amount of broken ones that wobbled into our shop in the nineties.