tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post2315337795162888621..comments2023-12-27T17:00:41.235-05:00Comments on Cyclesnack: Peugeot UO-8Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-16287502099618711262018-12-16T15:34:32.149-05:002018-12-16T15:34:32.149-05:00Ten years later...
Just picked up U08 myself, kee...Ten years later...<br /><br />Just picked up U08 myself, keeping it stock. Tossed a purple framed-red forked beat parts bike. I am using the rear derailleur - the only thing that wears are the jockey wheels. Oddly, my front derailleur was a Shimano 333; sourced a correct one. And you have the AVA “death stem” so be sure to take it out and check it carefully for cracks! I have the Pivo version. <br />On the hunt for a frame pump. :) grant4mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04522212701832698335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-57673769539523054972009-09-28T21:06:07.223-04:002009-09-28T21:06:07.223-04:00I still have mine. The original derailleurs were ...I still have mine. The original derailleurs were Simplex Prestige, very smooth until the spring popped out of the plastic hole ...Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890432483473435970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-83208946960814177512009-07-16T09:42:17.197-04:002009-07-16T09:42:17.197-04:00Everything on that UO-8 is original except the toe...Everything on that UO-8 is original except the toe clips, seat, and rear derailleur. As you noted, the original rear derailleur was not durable at all. The SunTour VGT was the choice replacement derailleur, as it was one of the best you could buy at the time, and would have been a bargain at double the price. Peugeots in that era would never have used Japanese parts. They used all French material.<br /><br />I was a professional bike mechanic from 1978 through 1984, and I sold and fixed countless UO-8's, so I'm very familiar with them and similar bikes.<br /><br />Tom Reingold<br />Maplewood, NJTom Reingoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210010557421996209noreply@blogger.com