keabo
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- Location
- Bury, Lancs
Here is my recently acquired Peugeot Tourmalet (shown as purchased).
A bit of an odd one, as the paint is burgundy and the frame sticker says it's HLE tubing, whereas the catalogue from 1986 featuring this model shows it in tulip red paint and with Carbolite 103 tubing. Inspecting the frame and fork gives no reason to doubt that the paint is original, although the finish is very poor and there is lots of wear and tear too.
Here's an example of the paint finish.
Anyway, it's all been apart and the components have cleaned up nicely.
I do like these CLB brakes, very French and as far as I recall they work very well too.
The Helicomatic hub/freewheel are present and in good working order, although like the rest of the bike, in need of a serious clean.
Although I have T-Cut and wax polished the frame and fork and they now look at least a little better, the top tube has a fair amount of damage to the paint which I need to work out a good way to deal with.
There is minor chipping to other tubes but nothing too bad.
Very good advice from @smokeysmoo on the New Members thread about the bottomless pit of spending that these old bikes can turn into. I'm not thinking of trying to sell this bike, certainly not before I have enjoyed the experience of riding with non-aero cables and downtube shifters, but I can see the need to keep the costs down, given the values fetched on ebay for such bikes.
It's ~almost~ roadworthy again now, just needs tyres, bar tape and brake lever hoods to finish. Then I can take my time to find age-appropriate saddle and pedals.
A bit of an odd one, as the paint is burgundy and the frame sticker says it's HLE tubing, whereas the catalogue from 1986 featuring this model shows it in tulip red paint and with Carbolite 103 tubing. Inspecting the frame and fork gives no reason to doubt that the paint is original, although the finish is very poor and there is lots of wear and tear too.
Here's an example of the paint finish.
Anyway, it's all been apart and the components have cleaned up nicely.
I do like these CLB brakes, very French and as far as I recall they work very well too.
The Helicomatic hub/freewheel are present and in good working order, although like the rest of the bike, in need of a serious clean.
Although I have T-Cut and wax polished the frame and fork and they now look at least a little better, the top tube has a fair amount of damage to the paint which I need to work out a good way to deal with.
There is minor chipping to other tubes but nothing too bad.
Very good advice from @smokeysmoo on the New Members thread about the bottomless pit of spending that these old bikes can turn into. I'm not thinking of trying to sell this bike, certainly not before I have enjoyed the experience of riding with non-aero cables and downtube shifters, but I can see the need to keep the costs down, given the values fetched on ebay for such bikes.
It's ~almost~ roadworthy again now, just needs tyres, bar tape and brake lever hoods to finish. Then I can take my time to find age-appropriate saddle and pedals.
, which is not to say that my rattle can work is going to be wonderful. Suicide levers already gone, a past owner had drilled random holes in the levers, presumably attempting to save precious grams, and the suicide levers were horrible anyway. I picked up some Weinmann levers from Popup Bikes in Manchester that look good and haven't been molested.
