S8E1: Introduction & Teardown

In this episode I introduce the Peugeot UE8 as our project for Season 8. Something different from the past seven seasons of Schwinn bicycles. The UE8 was the same model as the UO8 with the addition of fenders, lights and a luggage rack.

[@asm826]

The steel cranks with the cotter pins are a giveaway to the age of the bike.

[@romainmarie114]

I have restored the same bike and I LOVE it, i find it very confortable on the road and the brake levers are life changing. In France the designation is PX50S same color for mine but different crankset and the shifters are on the down tube, I think it's from 1983 but I'm not sure. To disasemble the bottom bracket you should unscrew in the opposite way crank arms are moving when pedaling (so clockwise on the left side and anti-clokwise on the right side). You wont regret restoring it !

[@FeatherstoneBicycles]

Thanks!

[@Fred93VVVX]

Hello Featherstone, nice bike , certainly worth restoring it. Speaking about breaking it, please be carefull when you remount the front derailleur, the bakelite part of it seems to be fairly brittle so it will break very easily. Love your videos

[@FeatherstoneBicycles]

Thanks for the tip!