I bought this Peugeot Triathlon. I don’t have a vast knowledge of vintage bicycles, just an appreciation for old steel. I’m strongly considering fully restoring it as a project but I need help understanding what I got and what it originally came with so I can source the components. Where can I find info on this? Any help is appreciated.
by tboat1
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Pro tip: apply loads of grease to the fluted seat post if you’re going to run it that low.
If the shifters stop working correctly, look up how to lubricate them. Don’t replace them out of hand.
The floating chain guide is not ideal but it would take a bit of custom work to put a proper length screw into the shell when the bottom bracket was out of the frame.
And I don’t know what is going on with your drive side cup on the bottom bracket. It may just be loose.
Finally I don’t think that this level of Peugeot is worthy of a restoration to stock condition. The build is very mismatched but the parts should be functional. I would change those pedals to actual flat pedals or would get toe clips for them.
IT’s a little big for you but.. You got it like this?? TOTAL SCORE! Someone already did the hard work for you. The parts that are on it are bettter than what the bike originally came with. Total upgrades all around, and they even matched the seat and bars for you.
The only issue is the stem but that’s not even a big deal.
It originally came with 105 so you’re better off leaving it as-is.
It does need a cleaning though.
I watch a lot of bicycle restoration and repair videos on YouTube. I got most of the parts for my project bike on eBay. Good luck with your project!
https://youtube.com/@BikeItUK?si=3KU3bGwFzBiJzHbU
https://youtube.com/@parktool?si=KWM-bj2y0VedZ1TI
If I were you I’d look at replacing the current stem with a solid one of the same type, but that matches the look. The random black part looks strange. But you can maybe avoid having to get a quill stem
Ok, I have the same bike I bought in 1988.
The Triathlon was a lugless Reynolds 501 (main three tubes) frame, with cr-mo stays and forks.
In some areas the forks and stays came chromed, ond the forks also then 501.
The frame was used on a few different Peugeot models, just painted differently and specced with different equipment.
The Triathlon was generally sold with Sachs Huret running gear, Stronglight cranks.
In my country it wasn’t sold with 105.
It’s not a high end frame, and the OLD was 126mm. The chainstays were long, so you could fit a mudguardthis particular bike has been upgraded with 7400 equipment, so the previous owner liked it. It will polish up well. Give it a light rubdown with some T-cut, and Super Resin polish. As others said, get a quill stem and get rid of that steerer conversion. Apart from a cleanup and recalling, re grease, I wouldn’t do much more to it. They are not of high value, and probably only of interest to someone who had one back in the day.
First thing that I would do is get a proper fit and figure out your proper stem length, removing the adapter/adjustable stem in favor of a proper quill stem. Your bike is FAR too nice to have the stem it does now.
501 is good basic tubing. The nicest Peugeots ever made were the 753 reynolds bikes, omg those tubes were drawn down so thin and light…