Dale,
Sorry for the misinformation. I did not recall that there was such a thing as induction brazing,
Jon
On Apr 19, 2010, at 5:50 AM, oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
> <<I prefer the earlier lugged-frame Peugeot UO-18 to the later TIG-welded Carbolite 103 Peugeot frames.>>
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> Guys:
> I do not think that Iseran model is tig welded but instead, induction brazed. We sold those in-the-day...
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> Dale Brown
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Spangler <jonswriter@att.net>
> To: Paul Grens <pgrens@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Dale Brown <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Mon, Apr 19, 2010 3:08 am
> Subject: [CR] Peugeot P6 Iseran mixtes
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> Jon Spangler
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> David and all,
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> I (temporarily) d not own one, but I prefer the earlier lugged-frame Peugeot
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> UO-18 to the later TIG-welded Carbolite 103 Peugeot frames. I think the
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> bikes with lugged joints look prettier and have replaced all the inexpensive
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> steel components on our UO-18s with nicer alloy components (cranks, rims) in any
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> As Paul said, the ride is very nice on both.
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> Jon Spangler
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> Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
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> From: "Paul A. Grens" <pgrens@yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Re: [CR] Peugeot P6 Iseran
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> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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> Howdy David and list,
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> I just sold one of these last week. It was pretty nice, one of the taller
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> production mixtes I've ever seen, frankly. I would place the Iseran around lower
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> mid-range, a lot of steel componentry. Mine had steel handlebars, an alloy "CTA"
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> stem and stem shifters. I would have preferred downtube shifters and it also
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> lacked the centerpulls that skirted the seat tube. Dropouts were stamped. Alloy
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> 27" wheels with eyelets (bolt-on rear)?and a steel seatpost, so you can imagine
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> that she was only just making it into the "lightweight" category. I think the
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> brakes were Chang Star, also. It did have some decent Nervar cranks, though, and
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> they polished up well. BB and headset were English threaded I believe.
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> But all that aside, it rode beautifully and actually fit me pretty well (I'm
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> 6'). With some decent tires it cornered well, too. Not a bad-looking machine to
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> have in the stable for the right price. I'd have kept mine if I didn't have,
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> ahem, a "bike problem".
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> Here are some pics:
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> http://s378.photobucket.com/
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> Cheers,
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> Paul Grens
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> Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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