Age of Puch?
07-18-06 | 05:29 PM
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From: Willimantic, Connecticut
Bikes: '70s Puch sport tourer, '90 Peugeot Success.
Age of Puch?
Any way to date it? Metallic green. Model decal is worn off but i can check the serial if that'll help. I would guess 1970s.
07-19-06 | 09:36 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Please post pictures or at least a component list. Some cranks and derailleurs have date codes. A serial number may help, as well.
Cottered or cotterless crankset?
5 or 6 speed freewheel?
Centerpull or sidepull brakes?
Cottered or cotterless crankset?
5 or 6 speed freewheel?
Centerpull or sidepull brakes?
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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
"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
07-19-06 | 07:54 PM
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Bikes: '70s Puch sport tourer, '90 Peugeot Success.
Originally Posted by John E
Please post pictures or at least a component list. Some cranks and derailleurs have date codes. A serial number may help, as well.
Cottered or cotterless crankset?
5 or 6 speed freewheel?
Centerpull or sidepull brakes?
Cottered or cotterless crankset?
5 or 6 speed freewheel?
Centerpull or sidepull brakes?
7spd.
Brakes were originally sidepull, i think (upgraded years ago to 105s).
Serial 6238826
07-20-06 | 01:54 PM
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Bikes: Puch Luzern, Puch Mistral SLE, Bianchi Pista, Motobecane Grand Touring, Austro-Daimler Ultima, Legnano, Raleigh MountainTour, Cannondale SM600
Can you give any more info on this bike? What components aside from the 105 brakes does it have? Are the dropouts stamped with any names? Is there a tubing decal on the seat tube and/or fork blades?
I admit to knowing absolutely nothing when it comes to Puch/AD serial numbers, but for what it's worth my Puch Mistral from 1982 has a 7 digit serial number that begins with 65, so if they numbered sequentially during manufacture, yours might not be that much older. But like I said... don't know squat.
Photos would help a lot too.
I admit to knowing absolutely nothing when it comes to Puch/AD serial numbers, but for what it's worth my Puch Mistral from 1982 has a 7 digit serial number that begins with 65, so if they numbered sequentially during manufacture, yours might not be that much older. But like I said... don't know squat.
Photos would help a lot too.
07-21-06 | 10:02 AM
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Bikes: '70s Puch sport tourer, '90 Peugeot Success.
Thanks. Fork blades are decalled Reynolds 501 or 601 (graphic is hard to read). The wheels are Weinmanns. Nothing on dropouts. Pretty much everything else has been replaced. It was converted to a triple. Very comfortable, stable-riding bike. I got it from my LBS some years ago for $130. Use it for a wet weather bike since it has eyelets.
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