Pug King ?
05-02-09, 05:18 AM
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Pug King ?
Lets be honest,the best Pug ever made is a UO8 its about time we all admited it !
05-02-09, 12:32 PM
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If you want to bait a troll line, I can do better than that:
All Peugeots suck, and Motobecane rules. ;')
All Peugeots suck, and Motobecane rules. ;')
05-02-09, 12:35 PM
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05-02-09, 01:02 PM
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I have the feeling that once I get my UO-8 sorted out, it's going to be my most comfortable bike...long stem, comfy seat, soon-to-be downtube shifters, and 27X1-1/4 tires. Awesome.
05-02-09, 02:36 PM
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05-02-09, 03:31 PM
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Finishing up work on my '62 UO-8. Here's some before and after pics. Still have some touch-up work to do, but I rode it today...probably the first time that bike has been ridden in 30 years.
Most of the parts are original to the bike. It took about a gallon of oxalic acid and a lot of elbow grease, but I really like the outcome.
Most of the parts are original to the bike. It took about a gallon of oxalic acid and a lot of elbow grease, but I really like the outcome.
05-02-09, 05:23 PM
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LOL...define "best"...I bet they made more money on the "8" series bikes for 25 years than all their other models put together. So for Peugeot it was best. And really not a bad bike.
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05-02-09, 05:24 PM
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Finishing up work on my '62 UO-8. Here's some before and after pics. Still have some touch-up work to do, but I rode it today...probably the first time that bike has been ridden in 30 years.
Most of the parts are original to the bike. It took about a gallon of oxalic acid and a lot of elbow grease, but I really like the outcome.
Most of the parts are original to the bike. It took about a gallon of oxalic acid and a lot of elbow grease, but I really like the outcome.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
05-02-09, 05:31 PM
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Finishing up work on my '62 UO-8. Here's some before and after pics. Still have some touch-up work to do, but I rode it today...probably the first time that bike has been ridden in 30 years.
Most of the parts are original to the bike. It took about a gallon of oxalic acid and a lot of elbow grease, but I really like the outcome.
Most of the parts are original to the bike. It took about a gallon of oxalic acid and a lot of elbow grease, but I really like the outcome.
I like Peugeots, I have/had a couple UO-8's but I've still never ran across a 23" frame. I've got a nice 22" but it's just not my size.
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05-03-09, 11:26 AM
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Here are a couple photos of my 1972 (?) UO-8. 62 cm, I believe. It has a knock in the bottom bracket that I've yet to find...
Took it for a 5 mile ride today, and it was fantastic. Every position on the bars was comfortable, even in the steepest of gear, it had the stones to pull quickly away from stoplights, and it rode like a cadillac. Compared to the Aston Martin-quick handling of the Raleigh, this thing is a nice change. I'd love to get the bottom bracket swapped out for a cotterless system, but don't know if that's a viable option...
BTW...DEATH STEM!
Took it for a 5 mile ride today, and it was fantastic. Every position on the bars was comfortable, even in the steepest of gear, it had the stones to pull quickly away from stoplights, and it rode like a cadillac. Compared to the Aston Martin-quick handling of the Raleigh, this thing is a nice change. I'd love to get the bottom bracket swapped out for a cotterless system, but don't know if that's a viable option...
BTW...DEATH STEM!
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05-03-09, 12:50 PM
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https://mysite.verizon.net/vzerndgo/id28.html is a good page of u08's. I wonder how hard it would be to collect u08's in all the colours they came in?
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Its' the "Holy Gruel!"
05-03-09, 12:56 PM
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05-03-09, 01:33 PM
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https://mysite.verizon.net/vzerndgo/id28.html is a good page of u08's. I wonder how hard it would be to collect u08's in all the colours they came in?
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I think the UO-8 is a true classic, and this one from the early '60's displays a level of craftsmanship in the frame lacking in the some of the examples from Peugeot in the '70's. In fact, one of the seatstay brazed joints on the UO-8 that I bought for my wife back in 1972 broke shortly after I bought it. After a lot of warranty discussions with the shop in Ann Arbor, I did manage to get the stay re-brazed and continued to ride that bike for another 35 years til I sold it about a year ago. I figure this one should last me another 35 years.
