legalsewer@comc

I have a Puch bike that I bought at a bike shop in Saline, Michigan about 30 years ago. I just took it in to have it greased, cleaned, and to get new tires. The guys were astounded by the good condition (it has been in the upstairs of a barn for most of the 30 years) and wanted to know a little history about it. Mine is a bright yellow with 27" wheels. Does anyone know when Puch stopped production? Also, any idea of what the current value of this would be? It's in great condition (a 10 speed). Thanks. Marian

dusty99

See this link, look under "Austro-Daimler": https://www.sheldonbrown.com/vrbn-a-f...austro-daimler

I don't know much about Puch, but my first "good" bike was an AD Superleicht, and in about 1990 a good friend of mine bought one of the Puch frames that Peter Rich got through Bianchi (at least I think that was the source, since Peter sold mostly Bianchi at the time and they had supposedly bought out Puch's leftover frames in the mid-1980s). Those frames were very nice, and an amazing bargain, considering the price included a custom Imron one-color paint job (color of your choice). Mine is long gone, but I think she still rides hers.

trafficfloss

Check it against the Puch Bicycles lineup in 1977. I scanned this from the booklet that came with my Brigadier.
PuchBicycles1977

bikemore 

Not that this is related to your question, but I was in Vienna recently and it seemed like every 4th bike I saw locked up on the street or as a commuter (lots
of them) was a Puch. Not that many A-Ds.