My PEUGEOT Collection - One bike at a time

[JCS]

Thread update, just picked myself up a nice Peugeot Trail (pink / black) of eBay in original/ tidy condition. This was my very first MTB. I’ve been hunting for a decent one for 4yrs. Looking forward to receiving it via the courier. So now I have multiple bikes still to restore to ad to the collection. Still to do:

Peugeot Radar
Peugeot Trail
Peugeot Team
Peugeot Athena

Peugeot Trail ! my first MTB also

 

[Jam_SWorks]

Full strip down started today, it’s had a harder life than I thought. Usual eBay photos don’t show up the various chips, paint fade etc. also someone has sprayed black paint on one side at the rear covering pink fluro paint. Spent today removing all the black spray paint. Came up okay. I’ve ordered some fluro pink touch up paint.

 

[Jam_SWorks]

Cranks cleaned up nice

 

[Jam_SWorks]

 

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[Jam_SWorks]

Opted to totally sand back and repaint the brake lever brackets due to them being painted oddly by last owner. Too messy / botched for my liking. Now… Nice and shinny perfect

 

[JCS]

Wow, takes me back to when I got mine new. Similar size aswell - was too big but the prevailing wisdom seemed to be ‘you’ll grow into it’

 

[27motorhead]

Nice to see a lower end MTB getting some TLC. Things have cleaned up lovely! So no Shimano at all on this bike?

Good luck tidying up the frame, faded 80s fluro colours must be a nightmare to deal with/match!

 

[Jam_SWorks]

Wow, takes me back to when I got mine new. Similar size aswell - was too big but the prevailing wisdom seemed to be ‘you’ll grow into it’

Ha I remember that too, as long as you could dangle one’s tiny new balls over the top tube you could buy it and grow into it. Basically an excuse to sell any size of bike in a shop

 

[27motorhead]

Ha I remember that too, as long as you could dangle one’s tiny new balls over the top tube you could buy it and grow into it. Basically an excuse to sell any size of bike in a shop

My first MTB I had aged 14 is still to big for me! so this “you’ll grow into it...” isn’t always true!