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Identifying Vintage Peugeot bike
Hello!! Trying to work out exactly what model / year this bike I just bought of FB marketplace is. Here's all the specs:
Shifters: stem shifters Brakes: Mafac "racer" centre pull brakes Components: Simplex - brand Rims: Rigida Chrolux Other: includes a ventolux frame pump (2nd gen) and the mounts for it on the downtube, and an Esge Pletscher kickstand. Serial number: 2193161 on a metal tag on the bottom bracket. No other serial numbers. I'm pretty sure it's a mid-70s bike but would love to try and get the exact make and year. Happy hunting! |
It's almost surely a UO-8 or AO-8. Look at the early 70s catalogs at https://www.bikeboompeugeot.com/Broc...ures%20USA.htm.
The serial number is unlikely to help, btw. |
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wrt date - there are three spots which may exhibit an easy to read marking: a) Simplex front gear mech, underside of body b) Simplex rear gear mech, backside of cage inner plate c) Rigida Superchromix wheel rims, inside small diamond symbol https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d543e3cb2a.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...38331e7fb9.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2c08869e67.jpg your mid-seventies date estimate is plausible as that is the time the stem controls came into use by the manufacturer ----- |
I worked at a Nishiki-Peugeot dealership from mid-1972 through 1974.
Peugeot serial numbers are famously inconsistent and unreliable, but 2193161 should indicate 1972 production (7 digits for 1970s), possibly late in the year as a 1973 model (hence the stem shifters). If it has half-chrome forks and quick release wheels, it is a UO-8. Wingnuts and fully painted forks would indicate an AO-8. |
Sounds a lot like the UO8 I had in high school (mid to late '70's).
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