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1982 Austro Daimler Starleicht

By MajorA on 05/14/2007. Bike tags: Road bike | 63 cm | Austro Daimler | Campagnolo Record | dura ace | more tags >>
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Reynolds 531

Cinelli

Original 531 fork; Dura Ace "starfish" headset

Campy Record low flange hub, Campy Victory Strada rim, Vittoria Rally tire

Campy Record low flange hub, Campy Victory Strada rim, Vittoria Rally tire

Shimano 600 arabesque crankset; original DA bottom bracket

Circa 2000 Selle San Marco Era

Suntour Superbe

52/39 in front, 13-17-18-19-21-23 in back

A 21.5-lb. rocket from the early 80's, when Austro Daimler couldn't figure out which name to use in the USA market ... the downtube is decaled "Austro Daimler, made by Puch" the headbadge is Puch, the fork caps are engraved "A-D" and the seatstays are engraved "Puch". Whatever is is, it was the second-tier bike in 1982 from this Austrian maker, one step down from the Ultima Superleicht. The only difference I can see from the catalogue is that the Superleicht was equipped with all Campy, and the Starleicht was all Dura Ace (the Campy wheels on this one are my addition ...). On tubular tires, it flies.





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Puch Info?

Submitted by bmwboarder7 on 04/18/2008.

That is one beautiful bike. Gorgeous.

I recently became a big Puch fan when I found a Puch Luzern. It has 531 and ornate shimano 600 all over, but I don't know where it stands in the Puch line up. It says made in Austria. Would you have any more info about it? It rides really nice, so I can only fathom riding a starleicht or superleicht. Thanks.

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Ranking in 1982...

Submitted by Zephyrus on 05/13/2008.

Top Modell in 1982 was the Ultima (Reynolds 531 SL Frame, Campa. Dropouts with Super Record Equipment)

...the model was followed by the Superleicht (specially smoked chrome finish on a Reynolds 531 Frame, Campa. Record Dropouts and with Campa. Nouvo Record Equipment)

the Starleicht was the next following Model (same Frame as the Superleicht 531, but Gipiemme Dropouts, with out chroming, and equipped with ShimaNo Dura Ace EX)

Only as a frame and not as complete bike available was the Ultima SL smoked-chrome frame - a dream!

I never heard about a "Puch Luzern" as a racer... maybe a model out of the touring line... (?)
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p.s. found a catalogue from 1981 with the model description of a Puch Luzern. Double butted 531 Reynolds only for the main tubes with ShimaNo Dropouts, sold with Shimano 600ex... - Nope - "nicht satisfaktionsfähig"

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an elegant ride...

Submitted by reynolds531 on 08/06/2007.

does that have a water bottle cage braze-on? my olympian does not. quite annoying. same frame, different colors, yours with lighter stock parts. as i recall, the olympian listed at 27lbs in the catalogue at the time.

keep it rolling!

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"Starfish"?

Submitted by GhostRider666 on 05/14/2007.

Could you please enlighten me on what a "starfish" headset is? I see that description on two of your bikes!

By the way, you've got quite the stable of B-I-G lugged beauties!

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Starfish headset

Submitted by MajorA on 05/15/2007.

The starfish headset was made by Shimano under both the Shimano 600 brand and the Dura Ace brand back in the early 80's; both the top cup and the locknut were 8-pointed scalloped nuts (picture at this thread I started at BikeForums: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=291166)

which needed a special wrench to tighten. Don't ask me why they did it, other than the natural tendency of bike companies to invent their own proprietary gear which only a special tool will fix.

And yeah ... the herd expands, with work on a Bob Jackson and a Peugeot PKN underway. At 6'4", I NEED big bikes ....

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