Fun - Fun - Fun...

Years ago I was throwing away the left over bike skeletons from those bikes stripped down for parts...

One of them was a light weight Sears Ted Williams womans frame (possibly of Puch build as it had a made in Austria label)...

It remains one of the house favourites for visitors - We call it the sleeper cause it wakes up fast and light on its feet...

Note: It had Huret cups but they were not French threaded - I used a 5sb square tappered spendel to convert the crank.

Well done!

Since this is sort of becoming a Sears thing, this 1974 Hydraulic is listed. The name alone is worth it... LOL
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Thanks folks! It generally came out better than expected. It was -20 wind chill today so no ride, and it looks like more of the same... it will be a while before the maiden voyage. And no worries, those are new pads!

As long as so many Puch Sears bikes have been shown here perhaps a mod could change my poor title to something less specific about my bike and more generally Sears/Styr-Puch so others might find it better in the future.
@crank_addict Thanks so much for the pedals! And that hydraulic is crazy! Did you start a thread on it anywhere, and is it really hydraulic? If so are the brakes more effective?

... and thank you for the old wrench. (note to self: penny farthing ;)

Sears Hydraulic single lever operates both calipers.
Here's a parts illustration from Sears.
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Components were made in Elk Grove Village, IL (home to ORD - Chicago).
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Re: Allvit discussion. You keep missing the biggest plus that derailleur had in terms of the market. The mechanism was absolutely unbreakable if the bike was tossed down on the right side. This is probably why Schwinn kept using them long after they'd been replaced by newer designs. And the only Japanese mechanism to match them was the Shimano Eagle with that built-in guard wrapped around the parallelogram.

Don't forget, back in the 70's the majority of 10-speed were still being sold to the under-16 set, so strength to handle abuse was of paramount importance.

Black Sears Hydraulic on flebay in NJ. Check out the master cylinder and headlamp!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sear...item43be62c9dd

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Now that's one I have not seen before. I'll bet that the guy who spec'ed that bike was unemployed soon after. If I could find one cheap, I'd buy it.

Go TEAM HYDRAULIC - lol.
I think the green one posted was a $100 and the black one just mentioned (post #57 ) is $125. If that black Hydraulic was near me, I'd own it. Looks all there and 'bad in black'. Dealing with shipping arrangement and cost is out of the question. Quirky machine but I like this stuff. Great bar crawler or coffee runner, fun club novelty.

Hello PedalTaveler,

That is certainly one fine job you have accomplished there. Thanks so much for sharing the photos. IIRC the forum has a "before and after" thread. You might wish to post the cycle there as well. ;)

Thanks so much! I was going to show it there but didn't want to overdo it with my posts. I actually wound up selling the Puch, though I had no intention to originally. I probably lost a a fair bit for all the work and disposables I had invested in it, but it was worth it since it and a Raleigh went to a friendly young couple who were just getting interested in C&V bikes and were looking for starter rides. Good bike Karma.

sounds great PedalTraveler. AND the machine was saved from the ignominy of the dump/landfill/scrapyard.:thumb:

The pie-plate on the chainring would indicate it's an early 1970s model.