I realise this is an old thread, but I also am the proud owner of a 1989 Peugeot 753 Pro, 62cm frame with full Shimano 600 'tricolor' STI groupset. I bought it in 1989, second-hand, from a geezer in Watford who'd bought it new, ridden it twice and after a couple of months' ownership, decided cycling wasn't for him. I've made a few, fairly minor, component changes over the intervening 35 years, but the bike is still very largely original and still rides really well.View attachment 654814
Hello all
I've been looking for one of these Peugeot 753's for ages and i've never seen another 52cm come up for sale - She's totally original, even down to the Michein Hi Lite Super Comp HD tyres which are a bit perished and not really safe to ride. The pedals are as per the 1989 catalogue of the time as are all the components. Wolber rims, Cinelli bars and stem, and a full ultegra tri-colour groupset. Look pedals are also kind of cool in a matching color, again as per the catalogue. I am a bit puzzled by the seat stem so if anyone can shed some light on that I would appreciate it.
My plan is to replace the tyres and bar tape with a blue white fade, do something about the pedals as there are good modern pedals out there and i'm not sure what cleats would fit the old 33 year old look ones. I have a set of ultegra ones i could use, but the toe clips are past it, so i will have to fine a set of those with 3 holes in a triangle pattern (if anyone has some i could be interested).
I'm not sure what the story with these framesets was at Peugeot at the time, as they could be bought as a frame only but the fact that all the components are very similar to that was in the catalogue at the time makes me wonder whether you could also ask Peugeot to build a bike to your spec?
Anyway thought i would share, any comments or views welcome.
Thanks
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I'm sure that influenced my choice of this bike at the time! I remember his '87 Tour win as a particular highlight.Interesting story about this colour scheme. Peugeot adopted this colour scheme following legal wrangles when Carrera poached Stephen Roche from Peugeot whilst he was still on contract. As Carrera rode Battaglin , Peugeot insisted Stephen Roche wore Peugeot shorts and had his Battaglin stickered up as a Peugeot in their red white and blue! Peugeot then followed up by releasing a Peugeot 753 bike and frameset in those same colours. The below photo is that Battaglin with Peugeot decals.
And BTW this bike weighs in at 9.8kg including the Look Keo pedals. Not bad for a 35-year-old bike in a large (62cm) frame size!I'm sure that influenced my choice of this bike at the time! I remember his '87 Tour win as a particular highlight.
Incidentally, about 10 years ago I completely rebuilt the original wheels (Shimano 600 hubs, Mavic Mach 2 CD2 sprint rims) with Sapim double-butted stainless spokes. I'd got fed up with a rash of spoke breakages (especially on the back wheel) by then, and rebuilding seemed the obvious remedial measure. Held no fear for me as I'd built a wheelset previously (Mavic GP4s on Campag Record on that occasion). They run straight and true and have been incredibly strong over the years - sprint rims being an inherently superior engineering structure. And I still like the ride feel of 21mm tubulars!