Peugeot Carbolite, educate me

[Mike Muz]

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I have to say, I do look at yours with admiration Chris
Embarrasingly know little about the quality of them though!

Mike

 

[stringfellow1946]

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I have to say, I do look at yours with admiration Chris
Embarrasingly know little about the quality of them though!

Mike

Mike
Neither did I until about 2 years ago as thats when I first thought about getting a PX10 so I did loads of research on the web to find out about them & finally bought a PX10 frame with nervex lugs, got it resprayed & fitted new decals & then researched what parts (groupset) the Peugeot team of Simpson & Merckx used back then. Its just a learning curve once you have decided what frame to start with & what Pro team used them.
I've got this frame but I'm still not sure what model it is. A Pro-10 or a PY-10?? (it is an ex team bike 100% sure of that) & I know what rider it was built for (his name is is on the fork steerer tube) someone told me on the FB Peugeot page about the name being there & explained the Frame number coding as well. Judging by the weight of it I think it might be Reynolds 753 & it has a 27mm seat post?
Hope that is of some help to you. Sorry for rambling on.

Chris

 

[Mike Muz]

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Don't worry about rambling on mate, I'm interested in finding out about old bikes , especially old pro's bikes.

Mike

 

[Maca]

The 753 ones they did are fantastic frames to ride, this is my 89 team rep.



Also going against what was said above ( ) I also have a 88 501 Triathlon that I restored that I use in the winter again its a fantastic frame to ride. A lot of people don't bother with 501 but imho they to can be great frames

 

[hamster]

In a big size like that, 501 is probably a very good idea to give some stiffness.

 

[Mike Muz]

The 753 ones they did are fantastic frames to ride, this is my 89 team rep.



Also going against what was said above ( ) I also have a 88 501 Triathlon that I restored that I use in the winter again its a fantastic frame to ride. A lot of people don't bother with 501 but imho they to can be great frames

Fabulous looking bikes mate!

I had a 531 back in 1990, yellow and purple, my first proper bike, with RX100 g/s. It broke at the bb/seat tube joint. Got a warranty replacement, pink and pearl white, that too broke in the same place. Gave up on them after that

Mike