1954 Peugeot 650B Touring Bicycle Vintage

Description

This 1954 Peugeot Touring bike has Simplex wide gear range derailleurs, the front is rod operated, 650B ‘demi-ballon’ tires, dynamo generator and lights.  Mafac Cantilever brakes, an alloy chainguard, hammered alloy fenders and an Ideale leather saddle.
Serial number: 801346
Size:
Seat tube: 55 cm Centre to Centre, 57.2 cm Centre to Top
Top Tube: 57 cm Centre to Centre.
Frame: Peugeot tubing, lock on down tube by head lug.  Decorated top eyes. Lugs are Peugeot. Drop outs are steel, flat.
Finish: Black with double box lining, gold and white.  Peugeot decals, light green head lugs and bands on the seat tube.  Metal headbadge. Forks are black with box lining.
Headset: Steel
Hubs: Atom S/F with alloy wing nuts
Rims: Rigidadeco A Flanes Plats 36H/ 36H
Tires: 650B Wolber cream with presta valves.  Original tires. Extremely dry and need to be replaced to ride. Recommended tires are Rene Herse 650B x 42mm Standard tires.
Crankset: Cylco 3-Pin Double
Rear Derailleur: Simplex  Touriste 4 speed
Front Derailleur: Simplex Rod Touriste
Levers: Simplex Single brazed on
Freewheel: 4 speed, 3/32
Chain: 3/32” half alloy chainguard
Brakes: Mafac Cantilever
Brake Levers: Mafac + Black hoods and adjusters
Cables: Black
Saddle: Ideale 40 Leather
Seatpost: Steel
Handlebars: Steel Maes
Stem: Ava Alloy 7 cm
Tape: Black cloth
Pedals: Lyotard Touring
Name Plate of original owner: Christian Mouchet Guillard, CH (H-Sev) mounted on seat tube
Carriers: Front and rear
Dynamo lights, mounted on fenders. Not wired up, so lights are not currently working.
Fenders: Alloy and hammered finish
Condition: Fair condition.  Tires are dry and need to be replaced to ride. Rene Herse 650B x 42mm Standard tires are recommended. Paint and decals are scratched in spots and show
signs
of age.