Nice find

[Prince Albert Cycles]

Got this today from the 1st owner. He reckons he bought it in 1979 and paid R149. 

[Ispeed_V]

Awesome find. I am sure he made some decent profit on it LOL

[lechatnoir]

 

original mileage?  

[droo]

2 hours ago, lechatnoir said:

 

original mileage?  

Not if he can wheelie it...

[bikebloke]

its an SA built Randonneur very cool

you can see my french restored model here 

 

Edited August 12, 2022 by bikebloke

[Prince Albert Cycles]

11 hours ago, bikebloke said:

its an SA built Randonneur very cool

you can see my french restored model here 

 

How do you distinguish between French and SA build ? 

[Wayne pudding Mol]

45 minutes ago, Prince Albert Cycles said:

How do you distinguish between French and SA build ? 

Sniff the saddle, boxer roll up tobacco, made in SA

gouloises or gitannes odour, made in France 

Edited August 13, 2022 by Wayne pudding Mol
Spellcheck

[bikebloke]

2 hours ago, Prince Albert Cycles said:

How do you distinguish between French and SA build ? 

french built peugeot frames often carry a tubing decal showing what peugeot brand tubing was used /"made in france" decal under clear coat from 1980s onwards on export models 

serial numbers usually 6 -7 digits usually on the bottom of BB sometimes on the rear dropout on early models -from 80s serial numbers had a letter prefix showing model 

usually build quality is high and parts are as per catalogs

 

SA built bikes not so much ..... and of course the smell 😂

[Guest]

nice ROI, enjoy bringing this back to life

[Piernas Flacas]

In the brochure's photo the seat stays look different than the OP's bike. The tips welded to the seat tube top appear to be cut flat diagonally. I've seen this in other bikes as well. Anybody knows the purpose of it?