capnjonny 

Juvela,

best guess is that the fork is a replacement. has Campi fork ends. Hopefully that makes everything else make more sense. If you look in the archives there was a bit of discussion when I first posted pictures . By the way, I looked at every classic French bike mfg I could find to try and see if I could id the bike from the head badge holes with no success. Odd details, the solid huret dropouts, the bullet ends on the chain stays, Huret bottom bracket. The frame weighs about 4.75 lbs stripped so probably cromo.

Manu431

A bike I just finished for my wife. Ome more i will say
(I just Need to find the front light)
Nothing really fancy, but I must admit that I really like these "women's" bikes. They have something special in my opinion.

gthomson

French bikes including "French Canadian" I hope! My 1985 CDN made Peugeot UO14 and another bike made in Montreal in the 80's called L'Avantage.

Susannav

Finally I have my bike at home. It's a 38 year old Peugeot road bike I got when I was about 4 years old.
So this fall /winter I will be cleaning and polishing.

PilotFishBob 

Picked up this UE-18M in 2018 for my niece, but she wanted one of my old Nikons instead. Finally built this up last month to give to a friend recovering from knee surgery. Among other exercises her doctor recommended cycling to help build strength. She likes it and I was happy I could help out. I replaced the Delrin shifting with 6 speed SIS and the steel crank with alloy cotterless, other than that and the saddle all the other non-consumables are original. Love these mixtes.

polymorphself 

Whoa! Cool.

martl

I live close to the French border since last year, and it shows...

gthomson

Wow! how rare is that do you think? I have never seen a road bike that small, never mind a vintage French bike. That is so cool!

clubman 

Super cool small bike @Susannav.
At the other end of the size scale, there's this. Same fork graphics? Same era if not year (I can't remember what year it is) If fact it's just the down tube graphic that had to be made smaller to fit.

Tomm Willians

My 70’s era PX60

Susannav

I believe it's an anniversary color scheme. In 1982 Peugeot existed 100 years if I remember correctly. I don't think there are a lot of these small bikes made. I've never been able to find a lot of information on them. It's a 32 cm bike with 400A (16 inch) wheels.
Mine is in kind of a good condition. I will clean and polish it and then hang at the wall as decoration.

cyclostam

What are the wheels you are using? Do you have braking issues with the anodized brake surface? I want to convert my old Peugeot to 650b, but the adding cost of the components puts me off .

repechage

I would double check that there is 50-55mm of the stem in the steerer. Attractive bike.

noobinsf 

I built the wheels myself using Weinmann ZAC 19 rims and a "custom" hubset, which is a Sansin front and a Shimano rear that is more or less a visual match. (I wanted to use a cassette instead of a freewheel.) It was my second wheelset, and if you're willing to dive into it, it will likely be the cheapest way.

Braking has been good since I got the brakes and cable tension properly adjusted. I am using Kool Stop cantilever shoes rather than the stock MAFAC pads and holders.

If you're also dealing with the same bike (Motobecane Grand Record), be wary of the brake reach in the rear. I tried Weinmann 750 brakes, and they would not have worked without modifying them further, like filing the pad holder slot to let the pads sit lower. I ended up finding a set of MAFAC Raid brakes at a reasonable price, and the extra mm's of reach made the difference.

Also, wheels here: https://www.cyclestoussaint.com/coll...speed-clincher

oneclick 

Take a colour picture next time.

cyclostam

@noobinsf Thank you. My french bike is Peugeot with Vitus tubes (sorry for the bad photo). The photo is back when I bought the bike. I changed saddle, bar-tape and cables since then.
The wheel-set in the link you posted is a good bargain but unfortunately I leave at the other side of the Atlantic (Greece).
Is the rear shimano hub 126mm? I also prefer freehub over old freewheel.

noobinsf 

The rear hub had a 130mm axle, but I swapped it out for the Sansin 126mm axle, and it works perfectly. The freehub body is for a 7-speed, so it fit fine on the 126mm axle.

I discussed it in this post: https://www.bikeforums.net/20399103-post19.html

Greetings! My wife is half Greek and spent a great deal of time there growing up.

alexnagui

Here is my Peugeot PR-10 from 1972 that I've been riding a lot this year. The picture is from the last ride this month. It has Grand Bois Cypres EL 700 x 30c now which are super supple and in general the best tires I've ever used. I'd like to put fenders on the bike but I doubt there is any room left to squeeze them in, I'll have to downgrade to 28c or even 25c, I guess.

kross57

1975ish Peugeot U018, upgraded for my wife with 700c alloy rims, Nitto bars, Shimano/Suntour derailleurs, and non-plastic Huret shift levers. Rides beautifully, and now much lighter.

camjr

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markk900

camjr : love the shot next to the train - colours are so cool!

Here are a couple of the frenchies currently in the stable: all bike boom but all fun to ride:


My AO-8 from around 1969/70 - owned it since early 70s

Mid 70s Motobecane Nomade rebranded for sale in Canada as a Supercycle

LeJeune 15-F from early 70s

camjr

Thanks - that original frame color and trim was tailor-made for the Brooks saddle and bar-tape.

gthomson

Huh that's interesting, was this still under the Canadian Tire brand or did they buy the rights to use that name? I've never seen a SuperCycle Tour De France bike before.

markk900

At the start of the bike boom I guess the sporting goods buyer wanted the cachet of having a "french" racing bike...the catalogs in 1972/73 show the Tour de France in normal and Mixte frame styles, and theye were indeed labelled Supercycle (Made in France).

Terzot