Would you believe I found this bike on the curb tossed out for the trash man? This in case you don't know is a Peugeot 103 Carbolite, a bike that at one time considered a starting race bike, costing several hundreds dollars.
I've wanted another bike for the last several years since my mom in one of her helpful moods tossed my cheap Next that was dissembled for repair.
Plans for a few changes will turn this into a low budget commuter bike. How cheap you ask? This will be an all Ebay parts bike and already has seen it's first modifcation, a used Tioga T-Bone quill stem ($6.04 including shipping) moved the handlebar upward 2 inches. New Tektro v brake levers have been bought ($11.50 including shipping) and with a little luck a used Rocky Mountain Handlbar will mine for cheap.
I'll update the progress as the upgrades continue, but living 4 miles from work a bicycle will be the perfect item as Project S10 moves foward.
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good luck with the rebuild!!
I just bought one for $40AUD (about $2.50 USD *joke*) Ive been typing 'peugeot carbolite' into google n yours is the FIRST one that looks like mine! the others are all ladies' bikes carbolite 103s or some such.
I had an early 70s P8E when I was a pre-driving idiot, so this is the newest Peugeot bike Ive ever owned lol.
Mine is blue n in pretty good order (rideable etc)
Ive bookmarked your blog to keep abreast.
I'm bloggable at www.mongooserspeaks.blogspot.com IF google account lets me in (NEVER a sure bet -witness no entries for atleast 3 weeks). I will be posting on my new baby soon , relegating project 'faux peugeot' to the nice idea at the time bin.
Posted by craig | July 20, 2007 1:07 AM
Posted on July 20, 2007 01:07