Narhay's 1972 Peugeot PX-10
08-02-15, 06:09 PM
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Narhay's 1972 Peugeot PX-10
I have been re-building this one since April. It came as a mostly complete bike but as I spent time with it I began to replace parts to my liking. It had a few rusty bits of hardware on the brakes that I replaced and tried to clean up everything else. Specs are below.
Frame: 58cm 1972 Peugeot PX-10 full Reynolds 531
Fork: Original PX-10 Reynolds 531 fork
Headset: Stronglight Competition, french threaded
Stem: AVA
Handlebar: AVA
Grip Tape: Newbaum's black cloth tape with silver bar ends
Brakes: MAFAC Racer
Brake Pads: Kool Stop black
Brake Cables: Stainless
Cantilever cable hangers: NOS MAFAC
Brake Levers: MAFAC
Shifters: Simplex Criterium, NOS rear shift arm
Front Derailleur: NOS Simplex SJA 102
Rear Derailleur: Simplex Prestige Criterium (soon to be replaced with Simplex LJ)
Derailleur Cables: Stainless
Freewheel: NOS Suntour Perfect 15-24
Chain: KMC X8-99
Cranks: Stronglight 93
Crank Bolts: Stronglight 93
Chainrings: 122 BCD Stronglight 93 40-52 teeth
Chainring bolts: Stronglight 93
Bottom Bracket: Stronglight competition
Pedals: NOS Zeus Gran Sport w/MKS toe clips
Hub Skewers: Campagnolo Nuovo Record
Rims: SunRims M13II
Hubs: Campagnolo Nuovo Record High Flange
Nipples: Sapim silver brass
Spokes: Sapin DB silver
Tyres: Panaracer Pasela PT 700*25
Tubes: MEC 700 x 25 tubes
Saddle: Brooks B-17
Seatpost: Sugino 26.4
Seatpost Binder: Simplex
Frame: 58cm 1972 Peugeot PX-10 full Reynolds 531
Fork: Original PX-10 Reynolds 531 fork
Headset: Stronglight Competition, french threaded
Stem: AVA
Handlebar: AVA
Grip Tape: Newbaum's black cloth tape with silver bar ends
Brakes: MAFAC Racer
Brake Pads: Kool Stop black
Brake Cables: Stainless
Cantilever cable hangers: NOS MAFAC
Brake Levers: MAFAC
Shifters: Simplex Criterium, NOS rear shift arm
Front Derailleur: NOS Simplex SJA 102
Rear Derailleur: Simplex Prestige Criterium (soon to be replaced with Simplex LJ)
Derailleur Cables: Stainless
Freewheel: NOS Suntour Perfect 15-24
Chain: KMC X8-99
Cranks: Stronglight 93
Crank Bolts: Stronglight 93
Chainrings: 122 BCD Stronglight 93 40-52 teeth
Chainring bolts: Stronglight 93
Bottom Bracket: Stronglight competition
Pedals: NOS Zeus Gran Sport w/MKS toe clips
Hub Skewers: Campagnolo Nuovo Record
Rims: SunRims M13II
Hubs: Campagnolo Nuovo Record High Flange
Nipples: Sapim silver brass
Spokes: Sapin DB silver
Tyres: Panaracer Pasela PT 700*25
Tubes: MEC 700 x 25 tubes
Saddle: Brooks B-17
Seatpost: Sugino 26.4
Seatpost Binder: Simplex
08-02-15, 06:38 PM
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so how does it ride? that really takes me back...I worked in a Peugeot shop in 1974...the bikes were $250 new then. we sold a ton of them....such a pretty bike...I'd love to have one today?
08-02-15, 06:48 PM
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I'm going to take it out for its maiden voyage this evening after I digest dinner for an hour or so.
08-02-15, 06:56 PM
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Gorgeous!
08-02-15, 10:04 PM
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I took it for a one hour ride today. Everything was butter smooth except the mafac racer brakes squealed. They worked in a bit but I'll have to adjust them some more. The pedals are a bit narrow for my feet but I was able to find a comfortable position eventually. The FD needed a bit of a limit screw adjust but otherwise it went quite well. I put on my minnehaha bag (big enough for a couple plastic water bottles, some tools, a pump, wallet, cellphone and keys and you might be able to slide a couple other things in there. I also mounted my brass crane bell.
Under the skytrain
The bag
Getting dark at the pond.
The bridge over the pond.
Under the skytrain
The bag
Getting dark at the pond.
The bridge over the pond.
08-03-15, 11:17 AM
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Really nice, Narhay. Good work on the clean-up.
It's amazing how crude the lug lines are when viewed up close.
I also have a '72 PX10 in the project queue. Unfortunately, mine is very poor cosmetic condition with shot chrome and in serious need of a repaint (trust me). Yours, on the other hand, is a beauty. Enjoy!
It's amazing how crude the lug lines are when viewed up close.
I also have a '72 PX10 in the project queue. Unfortunately, mine is very poor cosmetic condition with shot chrome and in serious need of a repaint (trust me). Yours, on the other hand, is a beauty. Enjoy!
08-03-15, 11:40 AM
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Really nice, Narhay. Good work on the clean-up.
It's amazing how crude the lug lines are when viewed up close.
I also have a '72 PX10 in the project queue. Unfortunately, mine is very poor cosmetic condition with shot chrome and in serious need of a repaint (trust me). Yours, on the other hand, is a beauty. Enjoy!
It's amazing how crude the lug lines are when viewed up close.
I also have a '72 PX10 in the project queue. Unfortunately, mine is very poor cosmetic condition with shot chrome and in serious need of a repaint (trust me). Yours, on the other hand, is a beauty. Enjoy!
The lug lines aren't that great. I would have much preferred a frame with the fancy lugs but I'm happy with the way this one turned out.
08-03-15, 12:00 PM
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Was yours found locally or online? There was one that was in pretty bad need of restoration that popped up in the for sale section here. I was tempted but I decided I didn't want another project lying around the house for a year.
The lug lines aren't that great. I would have much preferred a frame with the fancy lugs but I'm happy with the way this one turned out.
The lug lines aren't that great. I would have much preferred a frame with the fancy lugs but I'm happy with the way this one turned out.
08-06-15, 01:48 AM
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Nice ! Like those tires .
HAve one very similar . Even have the same mangled 531 fork decals :-)
HAve one very similar . Even have the same mangled 531 fork decals :-)
08-06-15, 11:23 AM
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Mine was found locally several months ago. Didn't pay much for it, but it's rough and not all original. I, too, would have preferred one with fancy Nervex lugs, but sometimes you take what you can get.
theyre not mangled...they're...uhh...patina'ed. Nice bike.
08-06-15, 11:58 AM
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That is one very nice specimen of a genuine classic.
In 1972 to 1974, while starting grad school at UCLA, I worked Friday nights, Saturdays, and vacations at a Peugeot-Nishiki dealership. Those PX-10s were always the classiest-looking bikes in the shop, although any Peugeot with those graphics -- even the two lowly UO-8s I have owned -- looked good. On customer request, we typically sold the PA-10s, PR-10s, and PX-10s with 14-26 freewheels in place of the original 14-21s, but dropping from a original 45T inner chainring to a 38, 40, or 42 does make a lot of sense, as well.
The store owner bought himself the obligatory PX-10, gave up trying to break in the Brooks Pro after a week, and the saddle became mine for $5, which works out to about $0.0001/mile over the 40 years and 50k miles I have had it.
In 1972 to 1974, while starting grad school at UCLA, I worked Friday nights, Saturdays, and vacations at a Peugeot-Nishiki dealership. Those PX-10s were always the classiest-looking bikes in the shop, although any Peugeot with those graphics -- even the two lowly UO-8s I have owned -- looked good. On customer request, we typically sold the PA-10s, PR-10s, and PX-10s with 14-26 freewheels in place of the original 14-21s, but dropping from a original 45T inner chainring to a 38, 40, or 42 does make a lot of sense, as well.
The store owner bought himself the obligatory PX-10, gave up trying to break in the Brooks Pro after a week, and the saddle became mine for $5, which works out to about $0.0001/mile over the 40 years and 50k miles I have had it.
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Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-06-15, 03:56 PM
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When the brakes squeal, try running a flat file back & forth over the rubber pad surface.
The brake pads will get 'glazed'; if you expose fresh pad surface the squeal will be gone.
Clean the rim braking surface, also. Use a solvent or light sandpaper. True the wheels, if needed.
I have that same year, model, & color I bought new in July 1972. Yours looks very nice.
08-08-15, 04:21 PM
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nothing like nice bit of patination I reckon :-) . Mine came from Virginia to this country with the original owner . Sat in a box for about ten years before I got it
11-26-15, 10:33 AM
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I have always liked the way PX-10s look and the way they and PR/PKN-10s ride. Great find, and nice fix-up.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
11-26-15, 10:51 AM
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I've had a few nice rides on it but mostly issues. My front wheel kept developing a side to side wobble. I've mostly determined the grade 25 bearings were poor quality and disintegrated. I have a new order of bearings coming in.
The dt shifters are fine but I think I'd like to put my suntour barcons on the bars. The bars are a smaller diameter, though. I imagine I won't have issues but I haven't measured anything yet.
The front dérailleur on the most recent ride decided to bend its outer cage...outward. I don't even remember it happening. I have a Shimano 600 Arabesque FD I can use with a cable housing stop.
The front brakes stopped squealing. I bent the brake arms to give the pads more toe in. The rears squealed a couple times so I'll have to do that.
I think the last thing will be for me to add some velo orange hammered fenders in 35mm. They look quite classic. I'm also considering a rear rack so that it can be put into my commuting lineup and be used more but I'm not sure what sort of rack would be suitable. Any ideas?
The dt shifters are fine but I think I'd like to put my suntour barcons on the bars. The bars are a smaller diameter, though. I imagine I won't have issues but I haven't measured anything yet.
The front dérailleur on the most recent ride decided to bend its outer cage...outward. I don't even remember it happening. I have a Shimano 600 Arabesque FD I can use with a cable housing stop.
The front brakes stopped squealing. I bent the brake arms to give the pads more toe in. The rears squealed a couple times so I'll have to do that.
I think the last thing will be for me to add some velo orange hammered fenders in 35mm. They look quite classic. I'm also considering a rear rack so that it can be put into my commuting lineup and be used more but I'm not sure what sort of rack would be suitable. Any ideas?
