Peugeot UO-8 explained

The Peugeot UO 8 was a ten-speed bicycle manufactured by Cycles Peugeot during the "bike boom" of the 1970s. It was marketed as a mid-range "racing style" cycle, and was manufactured from sometime in the early 60s^[1] until the end of 1980.^[2] The model was discontinued for the 1981 model year.^[3]

Components

Though the components changed somewhat throughout the years of production, much remained the same.

• Through all years of production, various models of Simplex derailleurs were used.^[4]
• Mafac "racer" brakes were also used throughout most of the production run.^[4]

Identification

Unlike Peugeot's higher-end PX-10, the UO 8 carries a gold "Tube Special" sticker. Dating a UO-8 manufactured prior to 1979 via the serial number is unreliable at best, though some theories reference the number of digits in the serial and its first digit as indicating the year of manufacture.^[5] For example, the serial number "1234567" has seven digits, and begins with a one. This indicates a 1971 model.

Notes and References

1. From RetroPeugeot.com Web site: Mid-1960s Brochure – USA . August 31, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080304120144/http://mysite.verizon.net/vzerndgo/id36.html . March 4, 2008 .
2. From RetroPeugeot.com - 1980 catalog, with UO 8: Web site: 1980 Catalogs – USA. August 31, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080606143252/http://mysite.verizon.net/vzerndgo/id65.html . June 6, 2008 .
3. From RetroPeugeot.com - 1981 catalog, with no UO 8: Web site: 1981 Catalog – USA . August 31, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080606143242/http://mysite.verizon.net/vzerndgo/id46.html . June 6, 2008 .
4. http://cyclespeugeot.com/1970-1979PeugeotCatalog.html Catalog
5. http://cyclespeugeot.com/SerialNumbers.html Serial numbers