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1985 Peugeot PGN 10

I bought this bike in May 2013 from a man named Bob in Patchogue, Long Island. It still had all of its stock components and was hardly ridden for 28 years. The frame was nearly pristine except for some minor cosmetic damage (chipped clear coat/paint and crazing) from long-term garaging. I initially felt obligated to preserve all of the original components but since they were never of any particular significance, they were gradually swapped out with (relatively) modern components.

Frame:
Reynolds 501, 52cm, metallic black.

Fork/Headset:
Reynolds 501 (stock)/Stronglight B10 (stock)

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Dura-Ace FC-7800 172.5mm/Dura-Ace BB-7800

Pedals:
Shimano PD-A530

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Dura-Ace CS-7800 12-27/ Dura-Ace FC-7800 53/39 B-Type/ Dura-Ace CN-7801

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Dura-Ace FD-7800 & RD-7800/Dura-Ace ST-7800

Handlebars/Stem:
Alloy (stock)/CTA (stock)

Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks Swift Honey/Alloy quill (stock)

Brakes:
Dura-Ace BR-7800

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open Pro/105 HB-5800-S/Vittoria Open Corsa SC II 700x23c

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open Pro/105 HB-5800-S/Vittoria Open Corsa SC II 700x23c

Accessories:
Brooks Honey leather handlebar tape/ King Cage stainless steel bottle cage

More Info:
Weight: 22.4 lb/10.6 kg

Bike History

Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.

  1. Initial
  2. Dura-Ace 7800

Added by Atenacius. Last updated over 7 years ago.

11 Comments

Chrisp7

Chrisp7 says:

If anyone has a black Peugeot 501 with a black for they would sell me please email me at prattc55@gmail.com

Posted over 7 years ago

sloman

sloman says:

Lived in Patchogue for years and one of the many bikes I had was a clone of this beauty. Rode great on the flat South Shore but not much of a climber(I'll blame the bike lol). These later Pugs had regular threading and avoided the nightmare parts sourcing of the early models. Very nice bike.

Posted over 7 years ago

Atenacius

Atenacius says:

Thanks! I've been pretty hard on myself for my climbing performance - agreed, must be the bike! Yeah, the standard threading made the modern components possible. Not bad for a 31 year old bike!

Posted over 7 years ago

moose

moose says:

added to favorites

Posted over 7 years ago

vp1337

vp1337 says:

Lovely.

Posted over 7 years ago

outofstep

outofstep says:

Came out pretty nice. And I usually hate this group but it doesn't look bad at all !

Posted over 7 years ago

ghostridethewhip

ghostridethewhip says:

+1

Posted over 7 years ago

Atenacius

Atenacius says:

Thanks! It was the latest Dura-Ace group that didn't look too out of place and Campagnolo was out of my budget.

Posted over 7 years ago

everythingismines

everythingismines says:

Nice bike! I have a 1985 PGN10 upgrade with some old ultegra parts I have lying around. How much frame modification did you have to do (drilling out break mounts, frame binding) and did the standard Dura ace bottom bracket fit perfectly in the frame?

Posted almost 8 years ago

Atenacius

Atenacius says:

No modifications are necessary. The bottom bracket is english threaded so it should accept a modern english threaded BB just fine. The only thing is that the rear dropouts will be a little tight. A modern 130mm wheel will fit fine with a little stretch. I wouldn't bother with coldsetting the dropouts.

I look forward to seeing your bike!

Posted almost 8 years ago

everythingismines

everythingismines says:

Awesome, thanks for the info! I'll post it when I'm done.

Posted almost 8 years ago