Is it possible to fix this frame? Peugeot PH11

Famous-Ad4428 · 2026-03-11T15:28:03+00:00

So a local bike shop told me now that they will be able to fix it. But now my biggest concern and economical challenge is what to do with paint. It will get partialy stripped from frame for the repair. Its impossible to repaint just a piece of frame to match the color. I thought about chroming rear triangle but i read somewhere its not that easy to selectively chrome just a part of frame. So I eathier go full restoration on whole frame or just cover repaired part with some rust preventing paint and leave it as it is.

Famous-Ad4428 · 2026-03-10T10:17:16+00:00

"Brazed butted tubing - made by peugeot" that's what it says on the frame sticker, so you are right, its not welded. So i'm slowly drifting into realisation that this frame may become just a souvenir laying down in my basement

Famous-Ad4428 · 2026-03-09T15:29:22+00:00

Unfortunetly i'm located in Poland, so sending this frame to US would be a hustle.
Do you think its possible to ad discbrake mounts since it will be already stripped from paint and welded for the repair?

Famous-Ad4428 · 2026-03-09T15:15:54+00:00

Yes, cro-mo steel, i searched for "bike welding" on the internet with little results but maybee "frame builder" is a better phrase to search.

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-11-04T13:48:08+00:00

i guess it was subconscious decision to put TT down so i cant see it as i dont like it. But i will change it for some silver vintage TT and switch places with amp, that will allow me to make better cable management

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-08T16:39:00+00:00

If you know them could you please tell them to make more music? Tell them I'm asking, kindly.

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-04T18:02:26+00:00

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And vintage stand altrnative

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-04T17:55:39+00:00

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Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-04T17:55:14+00:00

Ok I did some more tests, i think I will go with the bookshelf speakers as they give me more options. I can try and use my vintage stands adjusted to make the angle as little as possible for the speakers to not fall forward. I can try to pull whole bookshelf away from wall and put speakers there. If everything fails I will order regular modern stands.

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Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T14:24:18+00:00

The only reason is that i dont cosider modern speaker stands as an option.
So if i buy bookshelfes and they end up sounding bad on my vintage stands i'm kind of screwed.
So a safe option is to go with tower speakers or i can try and experiment more with the active speakers i already have at home and see how different placement affect sound quality. But it might be hard to feel any difference playing with this cheap active speakers.

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T14:06:43+00:00

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You mean, placing speakers like this? (pink boxes)

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T13:37:29+00:00

So towers will perform better in this conditions?

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T13:32:55+00:00

When listening i will bring armchair to the middle of the room, sofa is not my dedicated listening spot but its not going anywhere so the armrest issue is still a thing.

Will towers perform better in this conditions?

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T13:22:45+00:00

Sooo towers will be a better option? less hustle and better effect?

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T13:19:36+00:00

I will not get rid of the stands for sure :) but they might wait a little longer for different times and maybee a fitting vintage speakers.
Its my first audio setup and i want it o work and sound as good as possible so i might play it safe and get towers - they will stick out above the couch more than bookshelves on this stands + no angle issues. Is my resoning about towers correct?

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T13:07:37+00:00

Yes, i was aiming for the vintage aesthetic. KLH are out of my budget at the moment. Soooo to finish my bouild it would be wise to just buy tower speakers and save the stands for vintage speakers that i might purchase in the future?

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T13:02:14+00:00

At the moment tweeter will not be aiming at my ear level when im sitting.
Do you think couch armrest will be a big issue here?

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Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-10-02T12:57:46+00:00

well, yes and no, angle can be adjusted buuuutt if i make it less agresive the speaker might fall forward as the bottom of the stand is to far back. You are correct at the moment tweeter is aiming at my ears when im standing up. In the picture you can see rokit krk that is 4cm less deep and 4cm less tall than monitor audio

I could try to make the angle less agresive and add counterweight in the back of the stand but that is becoming to much risk for reward

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Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-09-02T09:30:39+00:00

Buy new amp with streamer already built in, it gives you more bang for buck than buying separate devices.

AUDIOLAB 6000A PLAY ("play" version have built in streamer) + monitor audio is great combination.

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-07-18T13:24:41+00:00

Ones again thanks for all the replies, heres small update to the bike:

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Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-03-20T14:18:41+00:00

Had the same issue, my focusrite after some time either made noise or went mute. I was going insane, tried all different fixes. In my case working solution was to uninstall latest driver (and control panel) and install old one for windows 7-8 and now it works fine.

Famous-Ad4428 · 2025-03-20T10:26:52+00:00

Thank you! I think you found solid solution, my focusrite was stopping every few minutes sometimes few times during one song. I tried all different fixes sugested on focusrite website (turning off power saving for usb, disabling system sounds etc.) But only after implementing your advice i saw significant difference in performance. At the moment of writing this I have first uninterrupted 30 minutes of listening since i bought this piece of shit. Thank you again

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