Austro Daimler Vent Noir-information?
10-11-06, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by poopncow
This thread was from 2003????
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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10-11-06, 04:25 PM
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To bad the pictures were lost in one of the server crashes, any chance they could be reposted?
10-11-06, 05:13 PM
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Original black paint Vent Noir with first gen Dura-Ace: https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...ent%20Noir.jpg
The Vent Noir II: https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...-vent-noir.jpg was the smoked chrome frame with Campagnolo Nuovo Gran Sport bits. Both are very nice bikes, but neither as nicely built as the Superleicht or Ultima frames.
The Vent Noir II: https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...-vent-noir.jpg was the smoked chrome frame with Campagnolo Nuovo Gran Sport bits. Both are very nice bikes, but neither as nicely built as the Superleicht or Ultima frames.
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10-11-06, 08:02 PM
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I remember participating in this thread when it first started. The OP had a beautiful Vent-Noir. And also had what should have been a very nice Moto Grand Record, but it was damaged in shipping as I recall. I have not seen or heard from the OP for quite sometime and do not know what happened in regards to the Moto. Hopefully the AD is still rolling.
I too was pretty surprised to see this thread come back from the dead.
I too was pretty surprised to see this thread come back from the dead.
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10-11-06, 08:18 PM
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Hey, it's good to see this old thread pop back up!
poopncow,
I don't see many of these down here in Alabama! Here is mine (1976 frame, hodge-podge of parts including Campy and Suntour Cyclone). I'd like to see more pics of your bike.
John E,
I must respectfully disagree with you, my fellow Austrian bike owner! Vent Noirs were beautifully built, just like my Ultima and your Capos were, but the Vent Noir was more of a sport frame instead of an all out road racing frame. My high school/college buddy raced an Ultima through the LBS but bought a 1st series Vent Noir as his own bike. It was a great bike - still very fast but with a slightly longer wheelbase (longer chainstays) and, quite important for him, it had brazed-on eyelets for touring racks. In the early 80's he switched all the Dura-Ace group over to Campy Super Record and had the frame painted metallic blue Imron. Very nice - I wish I had a picture to post.
Best wishes to all and keep posting all those beautiful steel bike pics!
Drew
poopncow,
I don't see many of these down here in Alabama! Here is mine (1976 frame, hodge-podge of parts including Campy and Suntour Cyclone). I'd like to see more pics of your bike.
John E,
I must respectfully disagree with you, my fellow Austrian bike owner! Vent Noirs were beautifully built, just like my Ultima and your Capos were, but the Vent Noir was more of a sport frame instead of an all out road racing frame. My high school/college buddy raced an Ultima through the LBS but bought a 1st series Vent Noir as his own bike. It was a great bike - still very fast but with a slightly longer wheelbase (longer chainstays) and, quite important for him, it had brazed-on eyelets for touring racks. In the early 80's he switched all the Dura-Ace group over to Campy Super Record and had the frame painted metallic blue Imron. Very nice - I wish I had a picture to post.
Best wishes to all and keep posting all those beautiful steel bike pics!
Drew
10-11-06, 09:21 PM
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Bike being overhauled and thoroughly cleaned after another rainy windy and salty Seagull Century.
Not sure that mine is a VN, it was most likely a 90's bike since it has 130 OLD spacing and "ULTIMA SL" on the top tube. Also the badge and seat stay panto is "PUCH". I found it NOS as a frame set 3 years ago, it came with a NR headset and BB. Will post pix when it is cleaned up and reassembled.
Not sure that mine is a VN, it was most likely a 90's bike since it has 130 OLD spacing and "ULTIMA SL" on the top tube. Also the badge and seat stay panto is "PUCH". I found it NOS as a frame set 3 years ago, it came with a NR headset and BB. Will post pix when it is cleaned up and reassembled.
10-11-06, 09:52 PM
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Check out the 1982 Ultima Superleight on the site below. This may be similar to your bike.
https://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/AustroDaimler/82/
I think your bike is older than early 90's, especially if it came w/ NR. My '76 was originally fit with the SR group, but the lbs owner kept most of the components and sold me the nos frame/fork/crank/headset.
https://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/AustroDaimler/82/
I think your bike is older than early 90's, especially if it came w/ NR. My '76 was originally fit with the SR group, but the lbs owner kept most of the components and sold me the nos frame/fork/crank/headset.
10-11-06, 10:10 PM
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Well, you all have certainly piqued my interest in the Vent Noir smoked chrome.
It has braze-ons for fenders as well? I may have found the perfect replacement for my stolen Miyata.
It has braze-ons for fenders as well? I may have found the perfect replacement for my stolen Miyata.
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10-12-06, 03:15 PM
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"My LBS sold Austro-Daimlers during the 1980s. Fred claims he has never seen an A-D frame come back for fatigue-induced breakage, in contrast to the other brands, including Bianchi, he has sold."
I've got an AD with fatigue breakage (not to spoil the sample or anything). Got it free. Too bad it had all those useless Campy parts on it... I've also a Vent Noir II, beautiful freakin' bike, love that smoky chrome.
"Gen 1 DA was an all black gruppo, very cool."
Not sure on this; I've got a couple sets of first gen DA stuff, and the levers are not black (?) Did they make the black stuff for levers? The brakes on my CID are black, but the levers silver... are my levers later or were there plain ones as well? (The rest of the bike is first gen DA, excepting cranks and HS).
I've got an AD with fatigue breakage (not to spoil the sample or anything). Got it free. Too bad it had all those useless Campy parts on it... I've also a Vent Noir II, beautiful freakin' bike, love that smoky chrome.
"Gen 1 DA was an all black gruppo, very cool."
Not sure on this; I've got a couple sets of first gen DA stuff, and the levers are not black (?) Did they make the black stuff for levers? The brakes on my CID are black, but the levers silver... are my levers later or were there plain ones as well? (The rest of the bike is first gen DA, excepting cranks and HS).
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Originally Posted by Poguemahone
Not sure on this; I've got a couple sets of first gen DA stuff, and the levers are not black (?) Did they make the black stuff for levers? The brakes on my CID are black, but the levers silver... are my levers later or were there plain ones as well? (The rest of the bike is first gen DA, excepting cranks and HS).
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My hubs on the CID are small flange in black. I like the group a lot, very purty.
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08-27-08, 01:31 PM
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1970s > 2003 > 2006 > 2008
I hope no-one minds if I revive this thread...
I just collected an Austro-Daimler Vent Noir frame I won on eBay.co.uk for 99p. I have no idea how a frame that (as I understand it) was only on sale in the USA managed to end up in Sheffield, UK. It's definitely an AD through and through though. No mention of Puch on it.
From what I can tell it's structurally sound but in dire need of a clean up and new paint job. Being a Vent Noir, rather than a Vent Noir II, I'll be going for matt black with gold detailing rather than the "smoked chrome".
My replacement decals just arrived from a guy in Australia. Now I just need to find some of those awesome '70s black Dura Ace parts. Very excited....
I just collected an Austro-Daimler Vent Noir frame I won on eBay.co.uk for 99p. I have no idea how a frame that (as I understand it) was only on sale in the USA managed to end up in Sheffield, UK. It's definitely an AD through and through though. No mention of Puch on it.
From what I can tell it's structurally sound but in dire need of a clean up and new paint job. Being a Vent Noir, rather than a Vent Noir II, I'll be going for matt black with gold detailing rather than the "smoked chrome".
My replacement decals just arrived from a guy in Australia. Now I just need to find some of those awesome '70s black Dura Ace parts. Very excited....
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I have a chance to buy one of these from a bike collector in town. Can someone tell me what these usually go for? Its a 1976 with dura ace components.
