Sport
Origin
Cycles Peugeot, founded in 1882 near Mandeure, France, is the oldest bicycle marque still trading and the most successful team in Tour de France history — ten overall wins between 1903 and 1983, with legends like Eddy Merckx and Bernard Thevenet riding its black-and-white checkerboard livery. The 'Sport' and 'Super Sport' names sat in the middle of Peugeot's vast 1970s-80s road catalogue, below the racing PX-10/PY-10 flagships and above bare entry bikes like the UO-8. During the North American and European 'bike boom' of the 1970s these were the aspirational 'good' ten-speed — a Super Sport with genuine Reynolds 531 tubing and French Mafac/Simplex/Stronglight parts let a keen amateur own a taste of Tour heritage without flagship money. In the 1980s Peugeot pushed volume with its own cheaper Carbolite 103 hi-tensile tubing, and 'Sport'-badged bikes drifted down-market into mass-produced runabouts. The name was retired as Peugeot's bicycle operations were restructured and licensed away in the late 1980s-90s; today 'Peugeot Sport' is purely a vintage/classic proposition.
Specifications
- Frame
- Lugged steel. 1970s Super Sport: Reynolds 531 (butted CrMo main tubes). 1980s Sport: Peugeot Carbolite 103 seamed hi-tensile steel (plain-gauge, ~1.2mm walls)
- Weight
- kg
- Drivetrain
- 10- or 12-speed friction: Simplex (Prestige/LJ rear, SJA front) or later Sachs-Huret; downtube friction shifters; Stronglight or Nervar cotterless crankset (double, 170mm)
- Brakes
- Center-pull or side-pull caliper rim brakes — Mafac (Racer/Competition) on 531 trims, Weinmann on Carbolite trims
- Wheels
- 27" (French) or 700C alloy/steel clincher rims — Rigida/Mavic alloy on better trims, steel rims on entry Carbolite bikes; Maillard or Atax hubs
The verdict
- Classic lugged-steel ride — compliant, comfortable and endlessly repairable with basic tools
- Reynolds 531 trims are genuinely light and lively for their era and hold collector value
- Iconic Peugeot heritage and looks; a cheap, characterful entry into vintage road cycling
- Huge spec spread — a budget Carbolite 103 build is worlds apart from a Reynolds 531 Super Sport
- French metric standards (threading, wheel size) make some spares awkward to source
- Friction shifting, older brakes and vintage geometry feel dated versus a modern road bike
Generations
1970s Super Sport (531 era)
- Mid-upper tier; premium tubing, real classic collectibility
- Frame
- Reynolds 531 butted steel
1980s Sport (Carbolite era)
- Down-market mass-production; solid runabout, not a collector piece
- Frame
- Carbolite 103 hi-tensile seamed steel
Versions & builds
Every official build side by side — differences highlighted.
| Spec | Super Sport (Reynolds 531) | Sport / Super Sport (Carbolite 103) |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1974 | 1984 |
| Frame | Reynolds 531 butted steel | Carbolite 103 hi-tensile steel |
| Drivetrain | 10-speed Simplex, Stronglight crank | 12-speed Simplex/Sachs-Huret friction |
| Brakes | Mafac center-pull | Weinmann caliper |
| Purpose | Balanced | Value |
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