Blu3Suede

It has been repainted and has a french bottom bracket. the Serial number is ARYD536763. I bought it back in the 90's and am just curious about the model and year.

non-fixie 

That is an Araya serial number ....

T-Mar

Araya did contract manufacture some of the Peugeot ATB and cruiser models, which is what I'm presuming this to be. Regardless, this one is April 1985. The Express ATB line was only four models and the Pipeline cruiser series was only two models that year. It should be pretty easy to identify the model from the colour and brand/model of major components.

wrk101

If it is an Araya then its not going to have a French BB. Even bikes made in France phased them out in the late 1970s to early 1980s. Peugeot serial numbers do not yield model designation.

Blu3Suede

Thanks for the help, It's a road bike frame I think, it doesn't have canti mounts anyway. It also has the braze-on pump mount under the top tube. The BB may have been swiss I just remember hunting for the right combination of cups at the bike shop 20 years ago. It was not Italian or English for sure I have both of those.

non-fixie 

Thanks for your reply. Something doesn't jibe here. Either that or we're on the verge of learning something new. Which is always nice.

Anyway, a picture of the bike in question would be very much appreciated.

Blu3Suede

francophile 

So my next question is: Who said this was a Peugeot? And how do you know it has a French BB?

non-fixie 

Thanks, Blu3Suede , for the pictures. Much appreciated!

That does not look like any Peugeot I've ever seen, though I am not well-versed when it comes to post-'87 bikes. Given your previous posts I'd guess Swiss, and from the Italian side of Switzerland at that.

Looking forward to further proceedings.

Blu3Suede

I figured the bb was french from hunting through parts bins at the bike shop after I bought it.
It had an old crank set that had a bottom bracket that was junk and I had to replace it. My English and Italian BB's didn't fit.
I thought it was a Peugeot from finding a very similar serial number on a bike that was a Peugeot Express.

non-fixie 

Now, that makes sense. Araya manufactured frames for more than a few brands, it seems. I have a Vista made by them, and they also made some of the Shimano AX promotional frames in the early eighties that were sold by the likes of Vista, Jan Janssen, Jupiter King and Standish.

Nice frame, BTW. It looks well made. The seat cluster should be a clue as to whom the frame was made for. And speaking of Switzerland, I know Cilo had frames made in Japan during the eighties, but don't know by which manufacturer.

francophile 

Well, unless I'm mistaken, French and Italian have both cup threads going the same way, so not a lot of possibilities unless you mixed the cups. Of course, could've been re-threaded at a shop.

That said, I think virtually everyone (globally) was standardized by '86-'87 and using British/ISO. Peugeot was done with French thread by 1982, and done with Swiss thread by 1985.

I don't think it's a Peugeot, but agree that seat cluster is very unique, and the serial would suggest it was potentially a contract build by Araya.