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New to the Forum - Say Hello Here / Welcome to Ro-Teight
« Last post by ADMIN4RO-TEIGHT on February 15, 2013, 09:45:48 pm »
Hi there  and welcome to the Ro-Teight Retro MTB forum. Take some time to introduce yourself and show other members you Old School Mountain Bike. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your stay.
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Useful Retro MTB Links / VeloBase catalogues
« Last post by ADMIN4RO-TEIGHT on February 15, 2013, 10:14:35 am »
Fantastic source of retro catalogues

http://www.velobase.com/Resource_Tools/CatalogScans.aspx
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Useful Retro MTB Links / Retro Bikes Forum
« Last post by ADMIN4RO-TEIGHT on February 15, 2013, 08:50:33 am »
This is a great forum and great resource for any Retro Bike rider

www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/index.php
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Project Build Threads / Re: £30 Peugeot Python Rebuild
« Last post by ADMIN4RO-TEIGHT on February 13, 2013, 11:22:43 pm »
Forgot to mention that this is the tool I used to remove the bottom bracket

Park HCW4
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New to the Forum - Say Hello Here / Re: Newbie
« Last post by ADMIN4RO-TEIGHT on February 13, 2013, 10:54:09 pm »
Those Montages are cool especially with the U Brake.

I think i will get a Apex if one comes along cheap :-)
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Project Build Threads / Re: £30 Peugeot Python Rebuild
« Last post by ADMIN4RO-TEIGHT on February 13, 2013, 10:46:05 pm »
So after a serious amount of heat and hanging off the frame while locking the seat post in the a vice I managed to free up a seriously stick seat post with some help from my local garage. I then cut the lock of the frame and set to work on the stem. As luck would have it this was also stuck in the forks and required another dose of heat from the blow torch before I could remove it. Finally the last challenge was removing the original bottom bracket that was also stuck in the pretty good. Yet more heat and a soaking of GT38 and it finally come out. So far this frame has battled me every inch of the way but progress is being made.

Fully stripped Python!


Stem removed at last...


Old School Bottom Bracket finally removed..


Next job is to take the Frame & Forks for a repaint. Probably going for a powder coat finish but watch this space!
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New to the Forum - Say Hello Here / Re: Newbie
« Last post by GeeDee on February 13, 2013, 07:11:57 pm »
My first one was a Raleigh Montage in lime green which duly had the quick release seat nicked -



My second was a Marin Hawk Hill in grey/purple which I never really got on with -

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New to the Forum - Say Hello Here / Newbie
« Last post by GeeDee on February 13, 2013, 07:01:52 pm »
Hello
I've only owned a few retro mountain bike's but I'll post details on here shortly  :)
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Useful Retro MTB Links / Peugeot Catalog Links
« Last post by ADMIN4RO-TEIGHT on February 10, 2013, 08:42:00 pm »
Mainly Road Bike but does have some late 80's and early 90's MTB catalogs http http://www.peugeotshow.com

An excellent source of Peugeot Catalogs can be found here http://www.cyclespeugeot.com/Catalogs.html
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Project Build Threads / £30 Peugeot Python Rebuild
« Last post by ADMIN4RO-TEIGHT on February 10, 2013, 09:19:31 am »
I found this old wrecker on the bay for £30 and with a bit of investigation found out it was a Peugeot Python from circa 1990. It has a Reynolds 531 lug less tube set and has been badly repainted at some point. It optional extra's included and stuck seat post, permanently attached bike lock, stuck stem and broken rear mech.  It also has odd cranks (half Suntour and half Shimano) and later Shimano Alvio wheels.

A thing of beauty

Think that maybe shafted???

Nice security unit

Plans are a complete strip down, repaint and rebuild with period parts so I will report back as I progress.

I have managed to source  Shimano 500LX front & Rear Mech's to replace the broken ones from the bay for 99p so not a bad start and no open wallet surgery as yet.

Watch this space
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