1970/80s Peugeot roadbike project help

Yeah seems pretty logical. Got the stem pretty cheap from Holland via Ebay.

Front and rear mechs fitted tonight.

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Bars and stem reunited. Coming along nicely now.

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this looks nice!

Levers on. Ready to get cabling

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Are the callipers 105 or did you go for Tiagra long reach ones?

I ordered 105 but sadly they didn't fit. I had to use the tiagra long reach ones.
they seem to be nice and smooth now i have the cables fitted.

cables and bar tape fitted. went for a fizik leather(ish) bar tape.

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With that clearance I'd go for at least 28c tyres, maybe even bigger.

Yup, 28 or 32mm

Looking awesome. Agree on the tyres.. any more full bike pics?

Looks hella awesome. I love these new components-old frame setups. :) Great job!

I'm going to look for some wider gum walls after the London to Brighton. I figured that I'd rather stick with gatorskins for the added protection.

Cheers chap. I haven't seen it done much so I figured it'd be a good shout.
Looks mega cool in my opinion. Was a lot of work but well worth it.

So she's done. I have taken it for a little spin. All seems ok. Rear mech needs a bit of an adjustment but other than that it's a lovely ride. Really responsive. Handles brilliantly. I am going to take some proper photos at some point this weekend.

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Can see the project from start to finish aswell as my other custom build here. http://www.bensbikebits.com/project-gallery-page/

Nice job. See you up Ditchling!

Good job! How have you sorted FD cable adjustment?

erm.......
there is none. It was trial and error with the cable till I got the tension right.
If i get a little bit of rub I can deal with that. If it becomes an issue ill think of a way to sort it.
@PhilPub you sure will. The 11-25 is being swapped tomorrow for an 11-28 just to make it a bit easier.

Sounds like a good idea. I reckon I'll be OK on 34/25, and certainly thankful it's not 1980-something, when I struggled up Ditchling a few times on the old-school 6-speed lowest gear 42/23. "On yer right!... puff...pant..." Oof!

yeah itll be hard work. Its not a compact chainset so itl be 36-25. 42-23.....F that!!!!!
I might leave it as 25 for the challenge.

there is none. It was trial and error with the cable till I got the tension right.

WIthout compressing the housing?

11-25 is fine for Ditchling.

I me I'll have to use the inline barrel adjusters If it proves to be a problem. It'll have to wait until after Sunday but I think it's the best thing for it.

Yeah I used the front mech. I held it in the position for the big ring then attached the cable. As I let go the mech drop down to the small ring by compressing the housing just the right amount. Works wonders on front and rear mechs.