Puch Information please
08-25-07, 03:54 PM
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Puch Information please
My husband and I picked up this little gem at Yellow Bike yesterday. The plan is to make it into a fixie....
Now, just looking for background information. I do plan on cleaning it up, but want to know materials first. Steal? Alluminum? Year, make/model? There is so little information readily available online about Puch, their website looks like it hasn't been updated since 2004..
Would LOVE to get a new badge, where??
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Now, just looking for background information. I do plan on cleaning it up, but want to know materials first. Steal? Alluminum? Year, make/model? There is so little information readily available online about Puch, their website looks like it hasn't been updated since 2004..
Would LOVE to get a new badge, where??
Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
08-26-07, 08:40 AM
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puch, say it like "book" with a "p". (I say it like the dog though).
They are may by AD Austro Daimler an Austrian mulitnational. You have a cavalier frame which is low-mid range, but great for a conversion. I had one recently, it was from the late 70s and looks just like yours.
Came with weinmann brakes, nevar crank and weinmann 700c rims. Also had a shimano crane derailleur which may not have been original.
They are may by AD Austro Daimler an Austrian mulitnational. You have a cavalier frame which is low-mid range, but great for a conversion. I had one recently, it was from the late 70s and looks just like yours.
Came with weinmann brakes, nevar crank and weinmann 700c rims. Also had a shimano crane derailleur which may not have been original.
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It should be at least as good as a Peugeot UO-8.
In a thread awhile back, "book" with an initial "p" and "pooch" with a terminal "k" emerged as the two primary pronunciation suggestions, both from references I would tend to trust.
In a thread awhile back, "book" with an initial "p" and "pooch" with a terminal "k" emerged as the two primary pronunciation suggestions, both from references I would tend to trust.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-26-07, 04:25 PM
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I agree with Infinityeye, it appears to be late 1970s, possibly very early 1980s. I would consider it upper entry level, but that's not too far off Infinityeye's lower, mid-range. The Puch 482 tubing was advertised as carbon-nickel steel, which would make it similar to Raleigh's 2030 and Motobecane's 2040.
I have seen some variation in the components mentioned by Infinityeye, which may be model year variations. Specifically, I've seen SR Silstar cranks and 27" Weinmann, aluminum rims. I can attest to Crane rear derailleurs being original equipment, normally paired with a Titlist front derailleur and stem shifters. Complete weight was about 28 lbs and original cost $200-$240 US, depending on the exact year.
I have seen some variation in the components mentioned by Infinityeye, which may be model year variations. Specifically, I've seen SR Silstar cranks and 27" Weinmann, aluminum rims. I can attest to Crane rear derailleurs being original equipment, normally paired with a Titlist front derailleur and stem shifters. Complete weight was about 28 lbs and original cost $200-$240 US, depending on the exact year.
08-27-07, 03:32 PM
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Thank you! Much more information than I could find on a regular search...
