There was a decal on the frame stating what type of tubing this is (reynolds, columbus, hi-tensile steel,etc..) but it was removed......any idea? Also,was this bike made in Austria? Thanks.

most likely cro moly. my father has a couple of late 80s puchs.

as far as where they were made, no idea. asia?

Don't know where the bike was made, but that bar tape makes me want to puch.

kids these days... no respect for those who came before them.

i'll have you know that the speckled look was rawkin back in the early 90's.

case in point:



matched my team kit and everything.

/\ AND an original Timex Ironman watch? Dude, that's rad.

with indiglo! that's when i was FAST



now i've got a much nicer watch (or watches i should say ), but i doubt i'll ever have those legs again.

Is that a mullet? OMG, please say yes....

hell no. sorry to disappoint. that pic was from '93, it was a shaggy grunge thang.

Yep, my racing bike 93-94 had purple/white marble tape, mom's roadie had black/purple marble, and my brother had green/blue/??? spash to match his loud landshark.

And how about anodized parts (aka bike jewelry)? I know my bike wasn't the only one with purple anodized bottle cages, chainring bolts, seatpost bolt, and skewers.

When I was into MTB racing in the early-mid 90's, there was NOTHING more coveted than the purple-anodized Ringle' chi-chis... I managed to get the seat collar, cages and skewers, but never saved up enough cash for the Zooka stem...

How do you pronounce that name anyhow

re-wrapped with red tape and new black hoods....

pook

NEVER liked anodized parts. They datted almost as badly as the Celtic armband tattoos that my fellow Gen Xers were so smitten with.

think its cro moly?

that's what the stickers were on my father's Puchs.

Never quite figure out why, but he bought 3 of them around '88-'89. I borrowed one of them when i spent the summer of '89 in Norfolk CT w/o a car. That's where my whole thang for the bike started.

In the photo you provide, there is a tubing sticker at the top of the seat tube. Is that sticker gone? Puch and Austro-Daimler frames were made in Austria. I wasn't aware that any of them were from Japan/Taiwan/China but I suppose its possible that the later, low end ones were.

I ride an 83 Austro-Daimler with a Puch head badge. Mine is manganese alloy.

sticker is gone..........oh well, just trying to find out the year for myself and the frame material and
origin for someone else..............thanks. a few minor upgrades.....recently upgraded pump to a
road morph and added seat bag and rear light....

I googled "Puch Force II" and got this hit: https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/charlieyoung.htm.
Seems to indicate Reynolds 531. My Puch Marco Polo had Reynolds 531. The side shot of the sticker (that you say is now gone) in the first photo you provided Doesn't look like the old Reynolds 531 sticker. I'm thinking its some kind of "Chromoly" steel sticker. My wife's old Puch Pacifica had a sticker like that. For another clue, tell us, what quality level are the dropouts on your bike? And what about the quality of the seat lug? If these are top quality you've probably got 531. Based on the mid level components on your bike, its kind of hard to tell. You might migrate this discussion to Classic and Vintage, I remember seeing threads on Puch and Austro Daimler where they have links to old catalogs from the 1980's. I'll bet you could find the catalog reprint online for that year and model and your query will be put to rest.

ok..........thanks.

have you checked Sheldon Brown's info?

If it is an '88, it has triple butted cro-mo. Here is the spec sheet:https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...r/88/specs.JPG

thanks.

I have a 1977 Puch Marco Polo that I used for touring in the late 70's. It has a Reynolds 531 sticker, however I also remember the seat & chain stays being plain gauge steel.