PUCH frames...?

[carvelos]

Is an 11 year thread resurrection a record I wonder?

The truth like Puch bikes must never die

 

[dan_bo]

Think we had one from 2006 the other night

 

[tyred]

I have a Puch folding bike and it's functional.

An old manufacturer with decades of heritage, I'm sure there is nothing wrong with their frames.

 

[MichaelW2]

With even a noname older frame you can judge the quality from the dropouts. Cast and moulded ones are only used on high end. Pressed/ stamped steel on midrange and fugly tube connections to stamoed steel on bottom end frames.
Puch were barely OK to good but used some odd frame and thread sizes.

 

[Hover Fly]

Puch were a bit like Raleigh, made all sorts right up to top Campagnolo equipped 531.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I've had a good Puch or two, but the lower end ones tend to bring the brand reputation down. In the end, I could do better. Sears,Roebuck and Company used to sell Puch 3-speeds here in The States, so the brand is a bit more prevalent over here. It is also better thought of, due to it being significantly better than some of the Chinese made shite Wal*Mart sells. Which is most Americans' idea of what a bicycle is, and what the experience is.

 

[simongt]

Ahh, but Puch also make the Pinzgauer, the almost unstoppable; and I don't mean they have rubbish brakes, offroad truck - !
Maybe they should have kept to trucks and not dabbled with bikes - ?

 

[rogerzilla]

Great badge, though.

 

[Globalti]

I had a couple of Puch Maxi mopeds, they did 170 mpg.