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Enjoyed reading your blog posts. Thank you for sharing

Agreed, 60-70's but not Peugeot with Campagnolo dropouts. ENG BB could make it in the Carlton or about era. Any makings on BB? Thankfully the rear seat stay bridge hasn't been drilled, as yet! Edit: also the 26.4 mm seatpost dates it to 60-70's

I will take the gold Cinelli panto Deltas, thanks

Wow!

Nice Peugeots! They would appreciate a pair of these http://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tyres/race-tyres/grand-prix-classic

The Nago is family!

There, I fixed it!

52 cm centre to top (50 cm centre to centre) top tube 53 cm ctc

I have an original Le Turbo I am willing to part with.

Some info here https://mg.co.za/article/2013-09-13-00-fixed-assets-a-bicycle-frame-of-mind

Hi Sean, I am afraid I don't have much info on SA built Peugeots but I am sure Heyyou will provide some info.

Hi Peugeot fans. Here are some of the links I used to research my baby. Enjoy http://johns-recycled-bicycle.blogspot.co.za/2014/11/rays-1976-peugeot-py-10-pegeot-prestige.html http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/index.html Bikebloke. That aero frame was quite special in the day and dates to the era at the beginning of the triathlon boom. The Suntour parts were well made and they made an impact on the Campagnolo parts which were pretty crappy at that stage. Unfortunately Suntour was swallowed up by Shitmano. The parts look original so check out their dates on the Velo Base website to determine the date of the frame. I like the bit of chrome on the frame and fork ends. My advise would be to strip and repaint the frame as its rusting (don't re-chrome the fork and stays). Making sure you don't spend too much as the bike completely restored will not be worth more than +-R4,000. Peugeot not yet as collectable in SA.

]That's a beauty. Love the old cranks. We're these ever manufactured in SA or were they fully imported? Maybe my eyes are deceiving me, but I don'the see any waterbottle cage bolts. Thank you. No, the PX, PY frames were all imported and never manufactured in SA. No water bottle, down tube bosses or rear stay gear cable stop were brazed on but it does have pump pegs. I will attach a water bottle cage on the handle bars before I take it for a ride this weekend. The Stronglight cranks are either 105s or 78-79's but I think the former Modele Depose'. Factory drilled. I love the five star shape. I have a electronic link to the catalogue for the bike and will post later.

The only vein that bulges like that is on my temple when someone cuts in front of me! I say Mr Kelly too!

Thanks to a long weekend curtesy of our gov, I finally got around to finishing off my Peugeot PX10 or PY10. Feel free to enlighten me further to the difference between the P10's as the net's been contradictory. Still need another Stronglight crank dust cap for the none drive side. Please check! note it is French threaded. Peugeot PX10 Simplex RD, RD and shifters​Mafac Racer callipers and levers (no hoods as yet)My favourite Belerri bars and Milremo stem http://velobase.com/ViewBrand.aspx?BrandID=e12f18d4-1476-4205-a234-402e531dc3bcStronglight crank, BB and pedalsStronglight septa and Brooks Professional Normandy large flange front and Gipiemme Record rear with Maillard Course 7s cluster.

Lovely find there Eppie! I say build it for gentle rides on a Sunday afternoon in the country.

I would say 60/70's. Brazed on pump holders, cotter cranks. Wheels and perhaps RD look to be later add on? Never heard of the brand and frame may have been resprayed. Hope you didn't pay too much!

The greatest advise I can give you which you will thank me for one day is: If you are thinking about buying and restoring an old racer from days gone by is, DON'T. It's highly addictive as Olffie1 will tell you.

That Daccordi is in VGC and would be a perfect fit! Recommend you make contact, if anything to see Olffie1's stash. Agree with Heyyou, the trend over the past few years is to ride smaller frames than we road in the heydays. My ideal size is a 55cm per the traditional measurements but I can ride anything from 51/52cm to 56cm. I am 171cm. The smaller size allows me to use a higher seat post height and longer stem whilst the 56cm I need a shorter 80-100mm stem. I prefer smaller frames on the track and larger on the road. I still do the old measurement of placing my elbow from the point of the saddle with outstretched forearm/palm towards the handle bars. The ideal length is when I can almost touch the bars with your finger tips. The bars being about 20-50mm lower than the saddle. I am also most comfortable when I can just see the front axle over the bars whilst on the drops.

No problem, please note it only works with traditional frame geometry and not any sloping top tubes. Top tube length is also important. Shorter top tube to seat tube makes for lower bar position for racing but would be a pain in the back for touring. The shorter distance between the front and rear axles make for twitchy steering and pedal overlap of front wheel (track bikes being the extreme) whilst a longer stretched wheel base make for a comfy ride for touring and general riding.

You can google or browse YouTube but it's known that a cyclist is the most efficient when the saddle height is 109% of the cyclists inner leg measurement. Saddle height measured from top of saddle down the seat tube through the centre of the bottom bracket down the crank arm to the centre of the pedal axle. Make a rough calculation and then add a few mm's for the your sole of your shoes. Once you have this measurement you need to deduct crank arm length and estimated amount of the saddle depth and seat post (extruding out of the frame). This will then give you a frame size (measured centre to top) for a retro, 80's or earlier frame. Smaller frames generally have less seatpost length showing than larger frames. I can't recall the present percentage but a 57cm frame should have approximately 10cm of the post sticking out the seat tube. A quick and dirty sizing method is take your inside leg measurement and subtract a third from it. So using your inner 89.5cm it gives you a frame size of 59.7cm (60cm ctc). Hope that makes sense?

WTF DSTV! Now we have to watch cricket whose fans at the field number less than 50.

It's Friday and Spain related, so check out this link: https://cyclingtips.com/2014/05/roadtripping-calpe/ I would love to ride that narrow road with the yellow lines!

The most heroic ride must go to Eppie who spent a long day in the saddle together with another rider from CT whose name I forgot, sorry. Respect!

Others seen in Montagu, Ollfie1, Kamaalo ............ It was also special to meet Kevin and his wife Bridget, Eugene all from Sedgefield and see Dane (HunterCycles), Marvin, Joost, Dale,