peugot tim gould

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HI got this recently from a guy who had some frames for sale. I was wondering if anyone knows how old it is and what sort of spec it would have been. The front brake seems original someone stuck a v brake on the back. The forks have lost all their oil and have zero movement, it says made in france and ritchey on the frame. Like I said I would be grateful for any info.

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[sinnerman]

It is the Peugeot equvilent to A Raleigh Activator.

a basic budget bike im afraid. The spec looks pretty much the same as when it would have left the shop, al but perhaps the pedals and the addition of the V brake.

would have been about 200 pounds ish new, they sell on a good day on ebay for around £50.

 

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Thanks that what I thought, its got altus stuff on it and I changed the shifters and the bars. I think I will fix the forks and clean it up and keep it for the school run.

 

[Radoslaw]

What Sinnerman said. In opposite to Activator this one has very neat welds at least as all low or high end Pugs does. Rigid forks would be better if you can find ones, these bouncers are no good, heavy as well.

 

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yes your right about the forks not the most visually attractive and heavy buggers. I quite like it though the frame is nicely made and its quite light. Don't know what mang alloy was possibly managanese.
anyway it was a tenner and its added to the collection.

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[xerxes]

Don't know what mang alloy was possibly managanese.

I'd be very surprised if it was anything other than plain old high tensile steel. It's nothing special, but a fine bike for a tenner if you just want a runnabout.

 

[02gf74]

the last photo - look at the difference between the weld of the down tube to head tube and that on the forks!!!

 

[Elev12k]

It is brazed. Not brazed like fillet brazed or with lugs, but the way Peugeot used to do it.

It is low end, but it certainly has something

 

[Rich Aitch]

I used to have one of these, black and orange though with rigid forks and external return springs on the cantilever bosses, not a "special machine" but one I always regret giving away.

 

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its certainly a well made frame thats what i liked about it. Any idea of the year it was made and what sort of wheels it would have had it came with two black rims the front is just one i had lying around for the photo while i was cleaning up the ones it came with.