Peugeot UE 8 NOS Purple
09-18-21, 06:39 PM
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Peugeot UE 8 NOS Purple
Thoughts on this Peugeot UE 8
NOS with beautiful purple colour
currently putting it together
Simplex Derailleur
Mafac Racer brakes
NOS with beautiful purple colour
currently putting it together
Simplex Derailleur
Mafac Racer brakes
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09-18-21, 07:59 PM
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Nice color! 
It'll be a great ride.
It'll be a great ride.
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09-18-21, 08:12 PM
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Not NOS this bike would be shipped in a box not modern shrink wrap last I checked are still shipped boxed.. So IMHO I'm calling ******** on this and alll the bikes you have posted,
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09-18-21, 08:15 PM
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I worked in a bike shop in 1973 and we sold Peugeots. They all came in that plastic wrapping, inside a box of course. That bike is indeed NOS
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09-18-21, 09:08 PM
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OK so I.m wrongs sorry. Just haven't seen a lower end bike both bagged and boxed . You would think during the bike boom price wars of the 70's makers would cut every corner and just ship minimal box.
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09-18-21, 10:18 PM
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That plastic wrapping was a cost cutting measure. Most other bikes I built had paper wrapping around the frame tubes along with all kinds of pieces of cardboard tied to the frame for protection. It must have taken a lot of time to package and box those bikes. Peugeot must have had some sort of automated wrapping machine that encased the bike in plastic in seconds saving a lot of time in the factory. The plastic wrap also saved time for the shop building the bike. With a couple of swipes of a box cutter, the bike was freed from its wrapping in a few seconds and ready to be built up. Most other bikes took 10-15 minutes to unwrap from their protective packaging
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09-18-21, 10:24 PM
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Is that the saddle that is original to the bike? What saddle is that?
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Which of the 2 bikes shown are you asking about? The first one is a UE8 which came with an Ideale saddle. The second bike is a UO8 and the saddle is not original to the bike
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. I was referring to the 2nd bike. In my haste, I thought they were the same models. Thanks for clarifying.
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These bikes would have a lighter leather Ideal saddle oem very nice saddles for a entry level bike but they tended not to age well so it is rare to see one still on a bike of this age in good shape.
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That plastic wrapping was a cost cutting measure. Most other bikes I built had paper wrapping around the frame tubes along with all kinds of pieces of cardboard tied to the frame for protection. It must have taken a lot of time to package and box those bikes. Peugeot must have had some sort of automated wrapping machine that encased the bike in plastic in seconds saving a lot of time in the factory. The plastic wrap also saved time for the shop building the bike. With a couple of swipes of a box cutter, the bike was freed from its wrapping in a few seconds and ready to be built up. Most other bikes took 10-15 minutes to unwrap from their protective packaging
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