I have an Austro-Daimler that my wife found at a garage sale. It has a decal that says "Beacon" on the frame. It is made in Austria, has Shimano and SuntourVGTluxe on the gears. The brakes say Weimann & Vainquer. The seat has Schwinn on it. Frame has stamped serial number 5739921.

Is this a good bike, can anyone tell me anything about it? What would it be worth?

Is the Beacon decal on the top tube near the front-most brake cable guide or is it a decal on the seat tube?

If it's on the seat tube, it might be a sticker for the Beacon bicycle shop in NJ. They were a Puch/Austro Daimler dealership in the 70s -80's. The shop's still around but stopped selling Puchs & ADs in the mid 80's or so.

If it's on the top tube, that's the model name, though I've never heard of a Beacon model.

Any tubing stickers on the frame?

Pictures?

Thanks for the reply. The decal (or paint) that says Beacon is on the main frame section that holds the seat but the decal or piant is at the very bottom just before the pedals.

Well, then I'd say it's likely an AD that was sold by the Beacon bike shop.

https://beaconcycling.com/site/intro.cfm


Is there a model name on the top tube?

No model name, it just has ADS on both sides of the horizontal tube and Ausrto-Dailmer on each side of the tube that runs from the pedals to the handle bar.

No model name, it just has ADS on both sides of the horizontal tube and Ausrto-Dailmer on each side of the tube that runs from the pedals to the handle bar.

ADS is the model name. Actually, I believe it was AD-S, though I have seen both A-D S and AD S in print. It was the entry level model, though as an Austro-Daimler, it was a step or two above most entry level models. The model morphed into the AD-SE in 1978 or 1979, so yours should pre-date that. The SunTour VGT sounds original, so you should be able to get a date code off the back which you can decrypt using the info on https://www.vintage-trek.com/component_dates.htm . The model year of the bicycle is usually the same or one year newer than the compoents. If I've erred, Nick will straighten me out.

No need, you're spot on correct as usual.

https://www.classicrendezvous.com/Aus...-D_cat_px1.htm