1960 Peugeot PX10.

[vcballbat]

Mafac brake levers are the 3rd generation type with half open back to the lever. Polished these up same as bars and stem with wet & dry paper followed by a good buff with Solvo and new stainless nuts & washers fitted. The original blue half hoods were shot so I've used some gum hoods by Rustines... at around £25 it's a shame they're not half the price. :roll:

 

[Jamiedyer]

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You’ve done a great job with these as they have come up really nice. I like Mafac brakes both for form as well as function. These fit with the rest of the build for sure

Jamie

 

[vcballbat]

The original front wheel looks to be in good condition with all of its original rustless spokes so I decided just a clean and polish would suffice rather than a full rebuild with stainless steel spokes. The 36 hole Prior hub was striped and degreased again keeping the bearings and cone's for each side together to ensure smooth running. A soft toothbrush was perfect for getting into the difficult area around the spokes with Solvo Autosol polish. With a final regrease the mint condition Simplex skewer was fitted.

 

[scooter]

That came up mint ..this is gonna be a beautiful time warp machine can sense it’s getting close to the final build & test ride.

 

[vcballbat]

Cheers scooter, pleased you like it... not too far away from my favourite part of the restoration.. the build up. Just got to re-grease and finish cleaning and polishing the rear wheel which will hopefully come up as nice as the front...☺

 

[Wheelers]

That came up mint ..this is gonna be a beautiful time warp machine can sense it’s getting close to the final build & test ride.

Hi Scooter I'm in Southampton and see recently you had a Rotrax powder coated and I'm wondering if you could pass the contact details on? Cheers Bud

 

[bertinjim]

vcballbat-

In post #15 you asked what 18/22 on the 531 fork meant. It's likely the gauge of the 531 fork. Reynolds used taper gauge forks which were thicker at the top and tapered down to a thinner gauge at the fork tip. The 18/22 would mean a 1.2 mm thickness at the top of the blade and a .76 mm at the tip.

 

[vcballbat]

Cheers for that, I've seen this before on frames striped back to bare metal so it was a real surprise to see Reynolds through both the paint and chrome.
The original freewheel that I'd striped and cleaned was showing signs of wear in the bearings and on the sprockets, would have probably ended up sliping with a new chain so I thought I'd treat Pugsey to a new one.... Okay I know it's not French made but finding the correct French threaded NOS freewheel is getting harder. This Regina five speed 14-22 came up on eBay in Spain.. won it at thirty quid, a bit of bling but as it's a service item i hope that's okay.☺

 

[rmfrance]

I find this fascinating - a rare find in such original condition. I'm going to say it's a PLX10, forerunner of the PX10, as it has the distinctive stamped dropouts. It looks paler blue than similar blue/yellow era Peugots I've seen, if the images are a true representation.
I have a '68-ish PX10 which I restored from a badly-refinished frame, plus I'm currently working on what I think might be a '63/4 - another poor refinish find, but it came with a Stronglight 63 crankset intact, plus I had a stroke of luck finding a JUY Export 60 RD - not strictly period-correct, but close, and it will look 'right'. I'll follow this thread with interest. Great work so far, by the way!

 

[vcballbat]

I did have a 1960 Peugeot catalogue scan but think it's lost in an old dead notebook but sure the top model was the PX10 and was shown with stamped Simplex dropouts. I think that 1960 was a change over year when team and later built frames have forged Simplex dropouts, a single chain stay cable guide and the change from braze to clamp on cable guides and pump pegs. I'm guessing that the left over 1959 frames with double chain stay cable guides for the twin cable Juy 543 were used up for the 1960 model. The top of the range Peugeot's seemed to change name each year..in 58 it's the LX10...