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Postby indianfigs » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:34 am
I must be mad... I'm 48 and I have just discovered Cycling.. A bit Crazy ??
I would love to chat with others that are as crazy as I am, But I haven't had this much fun in Years.. My Wife bought a Road Bike about 15 years ago....
It is a PUCH MISTREL E...
It is just fine....
If anyone knows more about this older bike could you please let me know....
Cheers to all and happy riding ..
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Postby Mulger bill » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:52 am
The info board is probably not the best place for this post so I've shifted it over to the retro bikes forum, methinks you'll get a better response over there.
Good luck and enjoy your time here.
Cheers
Shaun.
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Postby aleg75 » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:55 am
Yours seems like the 2500 steel model from doing a google image search for the PUCH MISTREL E
If you clean it up, post a pic or two if your able.
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Postby Mulger bill » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:42 am
Have a wander around in this thread.
I'm sure Kukamunga can help out too.
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Postby kukamunga » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:57 am
Puch 'Mistral SE' 14 spd complete road bike. Austrian made Reynolds 501 lugged frame w/ adjustable horizontal 'dropouts'. Weinmann 36H eyeletted rims, Normandy 'Luxe Competition' hubs, s/s spokes, Sachs 13-23 7spd screw-on cluster. SR 'Apex' cranks w/ SR 'Royal' & Sugino 'Mighty Competition' 44/51T rings. Shimano RD-L541, Campag FD, '105' d/t shifters. Weinmann s/p brakes with 'Semi Automatic' (sic) cable adjusters, Weinmann levers w/ boots. SR stem, Friko 'Touring Super' drop bars.
Maybe up for sale real soon
Yes, Puch made some nice motorscooter in the 50's/60's. The 'Alpine' was a real beauty (dreamt about one last night, believe it or not)! Jesse of the Bike Bar here in Melbourne has one in his workshop:
Sorry! Back to bicycles.....
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Postby indianfigs » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:03 pm
I was also looking for decals to suit it ... long shot maybe ????
The bike is in very good condition, normal few scratches but rides like a dream.....
If I could find the decals, is it worth repainting it or is it best to leave it as is ????
Would love to buy another for my wife if I could find one..... My Wife is about 5'5" and was wanting to know the correct bike hight for her.... would anyone know.... ???
Thanks again and I hope I'm not asking stupid questions..
Sam
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Postby ukalipt » Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:50 pm
i "acquired" [well i basically found it at the tip when i was dropping off
some green waste] a puch mistral SE a while back. unfortunately it was
way to small a frame size for me so i actually sold it on ebay.
the frame was really light and in amazing condition with only a few tiny
marks etc. the guy that brought it was happy as, and we were both
discussing how light the frame is - even in todays standards it would be as
light if not lighter than most new lightweight bikes.
mine was pretty much identical to kukamunga's but it only had bottom
bracket, cranks, stem, bars, levers and brakes.
the frame was the same 501 reynolds tubing and i was so impressed i
spent quiet a while looking for an older roadie bike of almost the same-ish spec.
as for the decals. and repainting i would suggest a bottle of kerosine, and
some crappy rags, gloves AND OUTSIDE, wipe the frame down
thoroughly. i found it took of almost 100% of the marks off the frame,
obviously apart from the scratches. after doing this you may not
want/need to paint the frame.
personally i would remove any not so good decals, if the taint the
look of the frame they don't really have much purpose then.
heres a couple of pics from my scavenger puch. the last pic is of it with a
few accessories to see how it would build up.
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Postby kukamunga » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:35 am
PS: Did you get a good price for the frame? (I've got another Peugeot, by the way)
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Postby ukalipt » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:53 am
looks like it is in premium condition as well, with the one owner and all.
and kuka, you know more than anyone what people throw out. it is more of a concern what has actually slipped by and made its way to the waste, thats a really depressing thought actually...
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Postby kukamunga » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:36 am
I'll probably regret later on not keeping this frame, but then, I've always got my Repcos!
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Postby kukamunga » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:26 pm
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Postby ukalipt » Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:54 am
asked me a couple of questions, i completely missed them
because the font size of your post gets smaller and smaller,
much like the first room in willy wonkers choclate factory.
i sold the frame for $70 to a guy that was over the moon
to pick it up. we were discussing how the frame was about as
light as any 1.5k roadie now-a-days but so much better.
and peugeots... lol. i gave them away. they are french and
they started to hurt a little to much. to hard to source and
build up the frames/components. i really need a garage
proper shed but i don't have one so i couldn't hold on to all
the bikes i wanted to. management had issues with it all.
i now have a four bike limit - but have five currently in the
stable ... lol
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Postby feelthewheel » Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:13 pm
However the idea of good, salvagable (even basic spec) classic/retro bikes getting melted down, that's what gets me angry ... grrr. Must calm down.
But of course there's all of us and our valiant work in saving the nation's cycling history! Keep up the good fight everyone!
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Postby Matt Zac » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:40 am
New tyres was the first on the list, and the bike has gradually evolved in the ensuing 7 years from a 'positron' 10 speeder to a megarange 14 speed with indexed down tube shifters. Regular use commuting across Sydney helped justify its many changes, though it still retains enough originality to keep its 'retro' status.
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