PUCH Road Bike Restoration

[@paghal11]

Growing up in the UK in the 80's, a 10 speed Puch was my dream bike. Still gets the juices flowing to see one restored and being ridden.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the supporting comment and great to hear of your enthusiasm all the best Andy

[@stevezodiac491]

I had one, new in the early seventees, it weighed a ton.

[@12pagani]

My first roadbike and my first bike restoration was my 1985 puch odyssey road bike. Metallic red with good detail and decals. Upgraded it with biopace rings, sugino crankset and new pedals, suntour shift gear and dia compe brakes. Suntour 700c wheels and new kenda gumwall tires. Polished the original paint and rebuilt the while thing ground up. Was my dad bike forever and was given to me when my mountain bike was stolen. Now I'm a roadie because of this little puch. Thanks for restoring this one!!! Now to build my Paletti super prestige track bike now

[@BikeItUK]

Great story, thanks for sharing and watching. I’m your sure Dad was made up you making the switch over to a Road Bike, and it’s nice to keep the bicycle in the family. The Paletti sounds a sweet ride. All the best and thanks for the support Andy

[@thomastrout6747]

I bought a Puch Mistral frameset new in 1990. I still have it. It has Columbus SLX tubes, forks & stays. I built it up with a Campagnolo Original Chorus Groupset and 32 spoke Mavic MA40 wheels built with DT spokes. The bars and stem are Cinelli and the saddle is a Rolls. The bike is still beautiful and still rides like a dream.

[@BikeItUK]

I have had a couple of comment now replying they have a PUCH Mistral ride with Columbus SLX tubing. Sounds like a very nice bike indeed. One I may have yo get hold of if I see one, sounds like a rare and sort after bike. Thanks for the support all the best Andy

[@DSBSB]

There were a number of models in the Mistral range, from your range-topper to more modest models, like the Mistral Leader, which were originally Reynolds 501 frames, but moved to Columbus Formula 2, which was a tubeset made for Bianchi, who also built them. I had one of these for a while - heavy, but well-made with chromed dropouts nice lugs.

[@ralphc1405]

MA40 and Open pro 4CD rims! Remember when their catalog limited the use up to 25mm clinchers?!?! LOL.

[@bee_whisper]

great build . the white and purple looks great .

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks Robert for the support and watching, all the best Andy

[@jeremeyfisher9500]

I'm jealous. I love bicycle restoration projects. I enjoy watching your videos; they're the best. Bike nerds unite!!!

[@BikeItUK]

Ha Ha Thanks for the comment, made me smile that.... All the very best Jeremey thanks for watching Andy

[@ocelot2234]

Excellent restoration glad to see you back doing them Keep up the great work 😀👍🏻

[@BikeItUK]

Thank you for your on going support, I have a few bikes on the go so should be back in business. Thanks again all the best Andy

[@laurentiussoepomo7747]

Truly excellent job to get back The Vintage Puch alive.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the comment and watching all the best Andy

[@andrasvarga5568]

Ooh, that's another good one! Last christmas, i bought one to my girlfriend, but in petrol color (green-blue metal) to match her eyes. She's a Bianchi fan, but the small size via nirone geometry was too sporty for her, sold it, bougth a very much fitting Trek Lexa, but still dreaming about the Celeste legend. Then i got this beauty... I acted like i buy it for myself, she didn't know a bit about Puch history (some KTM Stradale models made by Bianchi too, if you're interested, or these Puch Mistrals were made by Colombus SLX tubesets too, that's nowhere near entry level), so imagine the level of shock when i started to talk about the bike... Long stroy short, she finally owns a Bianchi and absolutely loves it. Keep up the great work you do! Cheers, Drew

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks for your comment, great to hear from someone as extremely passionate about bikes as myself if not more so. You are lucky to have a partner into the sport as you are, although I love my wife dearly she has no interest at all in any bikes what so ever. All the very best Drew thanks for sharing your information all the best best Andy

[@paulmcknight4137]

Bikes live forever! Nice build! The first real road bike I had was a Puch Luzern, bought in '82, I think. It was black, Reynolds 531, machine brazed lugs, had Shimano 600EX derailleurs, crank, BB, brakes, seat post, hubs, 36 spoked sloppily machine built aluminum rims. "Fast touring" WB was 102 cm, chain stays 43 cm, 73/74 angles and it was one size too big. It rode flippy or comfortable, depending on how hard you rode, but always went straight ahead. I rode it 20,000 miles around the DC/MD/VA, area, including two trips to the Delaware seashore, 125 miles away, fully loaded with camping gear, and stayed a week out on beautiful planet earth, falling asleep under the stars, and the gently rolling surf. I had a child-like sense of freedom, 125 miles from home with everything I needed, without a car or the attached anxiety and expense I marveled, stirring ramen, chicken, and carrot soup heating up on the Whisperlite stove. If this two wheeled machine, lighter than a wheel chair, could get me, under my own power, loaded with 80 pounds of luggage, 125 miles down the road, it could get me anywhere. The Puch was my first teacher. It taught me what riding was all about. I fell so much in love, I upgraded to Campy Super Record components, at the time legendarily reliable, light weight, and easy to work on, catching sales bike Nashbar always had going, and ended up unsatisfied with the slightly flippy Puch frame. Installed a nice set of wheels from Colorado Cyclist, hand trued Ambrosio Extra Elite clincher rims, Campy hubs. Well, the wheels were nice and responsive, but they didn't stiffen the frame. So I slowly saved up extra $20. bills for a year and bought another bike, full Campy, Cinelli bars and stem, Turbo saddle, the saddle Bernard Hinault was riding, Columbus SL, SLX seat tube, nicely chromed dropouts and drive side chain stay, flat chromed fork crown, 36 spoked Mavic tubular rims, and found out what "good" meant. Gita had just started importing DeRosa frames, then making waves as the last bikes Eddy rode, and the ones his brand later imitated. Well, if Eddy ended his career on DeRosas, that's the one I want! Bright blue, DeRosa's favorite color! Lowest gear being 42-21, it had to be ridden hard. The harder I rode it, the better it performed. Just amazing. It was so wonderful, I stripped the Campy components off the Puch Luzern, and saved them for the next purchase, a commuter frame with fender eyelets. The DeRosa was way too pretty to tie up to light posts downtown, so I squandered another 650 bucks on a custom frame. Fred Kelley was making them out of a garage/office space out in Rockville, MD. I'll never forget the trip home on the Metro. Holding the frame, fork attached, in my lap, I was a revolutionary doing my part, a picture of virtue! So the Campy components went on a lugged SLX frame with heavied up SPX chain stays, and a semi sloping fork crown, 73 degree parallel angles. It's still the commuter, ridden everywhere rain or shine, and still looks pretty detailed up. Well, I reassembled the original Shimano components on the trusty Luzern, and passed it on to a college student. He rode it for a few years and then we lost contact. I think it's only weakness was inadequate brazing compound in the machine brazed lugs. This no doubt isn't a problem with your Mistral. The Luzern cost slightly less than $500. That Mistral looks like it was probably twice as expensive, more likely hand brazed. Amazing we could ride what the pros rode for $1500. Now ya gotta spend over $10,000! And you can't build perfect wheels anymore with a spoke wrench and centering gauge, goodbye tight, stiff threaded BBs, and bikes that keep going and going.

[@BikeItUK]

Wow so true, and thanks for sharing your passion and bike story. You’ve cycled some miles and know your stuff. Thanks so much for taking the time out and commenting on the video. All the very best Andy

[@paulmcknight4137]

@@BikeItUK Please forgive the long rant! Lovers are like that! Enjoy the bike! NIce to know, if all else fails, you can get there on your bike. That's a kind of empowerment most people never have!

[@samirkumar9656]

Dear Master You Are Great. God Bless You. 👌👌👌 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks for your support Andy

[@misanthropickat6167]

Bless you for what you do

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks for your support 👍🚲

[@peterpolako]

Simply great! Regards from Czech!!!

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks 🙏🏻 all the very best Andy happy peddling

[@jonathanthorpe1653]

Your videos inspired me to totally restore my Falcon team banana replica. I owned it from new and used it for many years until I got a top spec Peugeot. I then gave the banana away . Two years back I started to look on eBay for a team banana to restore. One day the guy I gave my original banana too came into my place of work. To my amazement he still owned it. I purchased it back from him and have spent the last two years restoring it to as new condition. Used it a few times now and it's not much slower then my modern carbon bike I daily use now. Thank you for posting amazing videos and please keep them coming.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for your kind words of support, I hope the videos have inspired and helped you along the way. The Falcon Banana is one bike I need to do on the channel so watch this space. Thanks again all the best Andy

[@C345OFR]

You're very lucky indeed; my Dad gave his old gold Peugeot away 20 years ago (long before I got into cycling) and I know for a fact I'll never see it again, no matter how hard I yearn for it (and the memories that went along with it). Glad to hear you're restoring yours - I bet you'll not be giving it away in a hurry any time soon!

[@jonathanthorpe1653]

C345 OFR Sad to hear your Peugeot was given away. If you can remember the model name it may be worth a look on the French eBay as there are many for sale. I had two, one was basic and I upgraded it to a higher spec one after a couple of years. The second one was beautiful and had chrome sections at the bottom of the forks and rear dropouts. The cables ran inside the frame and if memory serves me correctly it ran on 15mm wide tyres. I used it until I got my first carbon road bike. My Peugeot went to my brother who still has it now. As for the team banana I have used it for work many times and it receives a lot of looks from passers by. In October I will go to the Philippines and the banana will be displayed in the local bike shop.

[@jonathanthorpe1653]

BikeIt UK you should 100% restore a banana. They cost little on eBay. The only part I could not find so had to make do with the original is the bar tape. (Fades from yellow to white). If you find one with steel wheels they sound beautiful when you brake as the sides of the rims are dimpled. It was the Raleigh banana you restored which finally got me to hit the workshop and crack on. Keep the videos coming, they are very interesting and motivating. I have friends in the USA and the Philippines that enjoy your videos.

[@davidwalton4464]

Hi Andy I am new to the Channel but am hooked. Your infectious enthusiasm know no bounds. Love it. You don't seem to be able to make your mind up on which end to start wrapping the handlebar tape. I start at the bar ends to give the tape an overlap which cannot be damaged from downward pressure of hands. And you need to come and rummage through my massive spares stock to help with parts for your videos. I'm NE London if you are passing. Wheelywonderful.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks David for the words of support. regarding the handlebar tape I have done a dedicated video on this. In the 1980's bar tape was wrapped from the top down so on some restorations depending on the bar tape used I stay to the tradition, however I know of the benifit of wrapping from the bottom up. I live Manchester way so Ill bare the offer in mind if I am passing. Thanks again and all the best Andy

[@reconstrubike1217]

Very good perfect.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the support Andy

[@that70sschwinn]

Nicely done Andy 👍A great example indeed 🚲🔧

[@BikeItUK]

Thank you my friend I have been lying low of late with so much going on in my personal life. It's hard sometimes juggling both as you probably know. All the very best hope all is well with you Andy

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Another great project there It's a shame KZbin are reviewing their comments policy as I feel this is a key to how we can share the experience together. Keep em comming.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for your comment and watching. How are KZbin changing the comments? Thanks Andy

[@brianrhoden430]

Another great video Andy ,

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks Brian all the best Andy

[@majorpain1251]

Glad to see you doing these restorations again. Beautiful job as always.

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks and yes I'm not stopping yet I have just had a lot going on in my personal life. Thanks for the support all the best Andy

[@BikeItUK]

Huge thanks for all the supporting comments, please share and give it a thumbs up it really does help! If you have any ideas for future videos let me know? Happy peddling all the best Andy

[@BikeItUK]

daAnder71 Many thanks for comment and watching! Every days a learning day, Edited the word Videos unable to fix the other part however I’ll know for next time. I blame not paying enough attention and being on my bike to much in my younger years. 🤔 All the best Andy

[@germurphy4986]

Nice one Andy! Turned out lovely 😎

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks, I couldn't believe how well it rides All the best Andy

[@danieljackson182]

I have same one but on Columbus tubing and with 105 components. It is fantastic fast bike. I use it for daily commute.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for this information 👍interesting that it has Columbus tubing they must of made several just being the better model. Thanks again all the best Andy

[@scottmacdowall527]

Great job Andy, once again a sweet bike and you have a great eye for the classics.

[@BikeItUK]

Thank’s Scott for tuning in and your long lasting support 👍it’s appreciated all the very best Andy 😉

[@lifelong5425]

Brilliant mate..another top job, and that classic look is priceless....nice one.

[@BikeItUK]

Thank you for some great words of support. With out the support i wouldn't be doing what I am doing so Thank You all the best Andy

[@railwaystationmaster]

Superb effort and inspirational !

[@BikeItUK]

Thank you for your support Andy

[@MrScarrface13]

Great product, as expected

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for your support 👍

[@kirtipatel9222]

I like. Your. Work. Way. U. Do. Thanks

[@BikeItUK]

Thank you for watching I hope the videos help 👍🚲

[@massimo-vh6tv]

Complimenti ottimo lavoro!

[@BikeItUK]

Grazie per aver guardato tutti i migliori sposi felici Andy

[@shtthemnky]

Happy to see you back!

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks I'm hoping to do a lot more. All the best Andy

[@iudaoh3qzad21e]

Great work once again, Andy! Thanks for the video.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the support Rob, all the best Andy

[@coopolicyclers9606]

Always look forward to your videos Andy!

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks love all the support I receive, all the very best and thank you Andy

[@stevezodiac491]

My father bought me my first grown up road bike around 1971 which was a Puch Clubleader. The bike weighed a ton and was definitely not light weight. It had simplex 10 speed gears with a five speed rear block. The chainset ( steel ) had cotter pins and the brakes were Weinman centre pulls. This was rather an upgrade from my child's Raleigh Rocket bicycle with rod brakes lol.

[@BikeItUK]

Wow, rod brakes I have very early memories of those. I must of only been 5 though. Thanks for sharing your memories 😉 and leaving a comment all the best

[@smokeycretin9]

very cool. I love Puch bikes after restoring a 1965 Puch Bergmeister that is copper plated from the factory.

[@BikeItUK]

Wow the Copper plated Puch sounds very interesting. Glad you enjoyed the video all the best Andy

[@smokeycretin9]

@@BikeItUK here's a pic from my Instagram. instagram.com/p/BudA7QQFuMG/?igshid=1qmkh6ieud3rk

[@smokeycretin9]

@@BikeItUK instagram.com/p/BoIeTZclLgD/?igshid=1x6x468cp71g0

[@islandlightphotodotcom7162]

Cool...I worked at a Puch moped dealership in the late 1970s in New Hampshire USA

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for sharing and watching

[@wesleyslack8741]

Well done Andy another top job,that's two of mine now Cheers Wes

[@BikeItUK]

Hi pal, when I first got the bike I didn't have a clue what I was going to do, the colour scheme threw me a little. Interesting to find out about Bianchi. Apparently 1989 was when they started making them for PUCH. Honestly it was a fantastic ride. All the best and keep in touch with ant others all the best mate Andy

[@alexl9283]

Awesome restoration!! I’m currently restoring my 1986 Puch Odyssey road bike that I got for free..it has some rust on it but I was able to take it off and it’s all original from the drop bars to the saddle to the 27x1-1/4 araya wheels,this ones made in Japan,rides solid just took it out for a 20 mile ride earlier today 👍🏽😊.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks Alex for watching and the support great to hear your involved yourself saving these amazing bicycles all the best Andy

[@jasoncostanzo5337]

Love the second life you give the bikes. I'm a huge vintage fan. I have a mint '85 Miyata 310 I recued from ebay and slowly and respectfully restomoding it. Keep it up!

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the supporting comment, your project sounds a nice ride and one that I have not yet done. thanks again all the best Andy

[@fkrr5]

I've got an '87 Miyata that I'm sure is going outlast me. Steel frames and downtube shifters are so much fun.

[@rudyramos5911]

Great to see another restoration Andy.... got me motivated to restore the one I've purchased about 6 months ago at a garage sale ... best regards from US .....Rudy

[@BikeItUK]

Hi pal, thanks for the supporting comment and music to my ears regarding your own project. All the best and hope by the next video you have your own project done. All the best Andy

[@tajaipaul891]

Spot on job mate, the gummies on ambrosio with a victory trumphe seatpost and Rolls. This is almost the setup on my daily commuter awesome!

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the supporting comment. Can’t go wrong with a Rolls 👍🚲 all the best Andy

[@sammiller7356]

Hey Andy. I recently purchased an Astro Daimler. The derailler is dated the 5th week of 1979. I'm having trouble finding much about it's history but I intend to restore it also. I'm a retired Harley Davidson mechanic and I've redone several vintage Harley's. Liked your video.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for your support buddy, I personally haven’t come across or know about an Astro Daimler. I’m sure with it being pre 80’s it will make a lovely restoration. Enjoy 👍

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

You inspired me to buy and restore an old ciöcc road bike. It needed minimal work: new chain, new 105 5500 deraileur (previous owner had a 7 speed mtb one on it), and 105 5500 cranks (ones on it were sora and the octalink splines were worn out so I did some digging and found matching crankset for the rest of the groupset minus the brakes and shift levers which are both ultegra. My parents have been telling at me the entire way "why are you spending so much on a piece of (censored)" it was less than 100 so far that I've spent not including the bike. And it is about to be so worth it. Now I have to just have to get some rust remover and matching enamel paint. Even with her rust and chips, she is a beauty

[@BikeItUK]

My friend, this is great to hear music to my hears and a Ciocc is on my personal hit list of bikes to do. it sounds like you are enjoying the process. So happy you've got involved. id love top see the finished artical. All the very best and thank you comments like this inspire me to do what I do, it really is a two way street. All the best Andy

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

@@BikeItUK thank you so much man! Keep doing what you do! I look forward to seeing when a ciöcc episode is uploaded! Quick question: how would you go about restoring a head badge? Some of that paint as came off and I'm just wondering if I should just apply a clear so the deteriorating stops or should I attempt to match the paint? And sorry one more: where would you find the model of old ultegra sti levers? Both the hoods are missing their face covers.

[@BikeItUK]

@@StuckOnAFireHydrant In the past I have just replaced the head badge if needed through eBay. If it just needs painting then a fine and steady hand touching up with enamel paint I'd say. I hope this was helpful. Andy

[@BikeItUK]

@@StuckOnAFireHydrant I generally go on Google type in Shimano 600 groupset or Ultegra depending on the age. If it says Ultegra you may have the Tri colour goupset. Click on images and go through and match up yours. Generally if people are posting an image on-line it should have a description model with it. I hope this helps Andy

[@renechristianschlauer1242]

Great. I come from Austria/Steiermark. I like PUCH! Thanks!

[@BikeItUK]

Thank you for your comment, Austria its one place I need to visit and cycle. I'm happy you have enjoyed the video. all the best Andy

[@lewis72]

@@BikeItUK I used to work in the old Puch cycle factory in Graz ! The building is still there. It's on Puchstraße (Puchstreasse) in Graz. Part of it is a Puch museum now, the rest of it, where I was, is Magna Steyr, an automotive engineering consultancy and manufacturer. Magna bought Steyr from Daimler-Steyr-Puch.

[@kk.-_]

Hello Rene. Do you want buy one great Puch road bike from '90?

[@paulorascao5011]

This was Agostinho team bike in the 70's, eleven times in the top ten tour de france, come and see portugueses cycling bikes. Portugal is currently the world greatest bike manufacter .

[@chrisholdstock8247]

I've got one about 5 years older than this one, my first road bike a few years ago, it wasn't long before I upgraded to a lighter and faster steed but the PUCH will always have a special place in my garage!

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks Chris for the support and watching, I love hearing of past rides. All the best Andy

[@ByakaAnkka]

I had a Bianchi Rekord 905 that had the same ”made in italy” sticker around the bottom bracket area. It was made of oria tubing, the early models used columbus cromor also. I think it was a entry level road bike, not the lightest but still a nice bike. The lugs of this puch also look’s very similar, so could indeed be a ”bianchi”. One thing on the one I had was the seat tube diameter was something odd, like 28mm. Great video!

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks for this information, i know now they Bianchi did start building Bikes for Puch in 1989 the Oria tubing is great information. Thanks so much for this, its great digging into the history of these bikes. All the very best and thanks again. Andy

[@captainfarrell4077]

I love your Videos. Great job👍👍👍👍😎

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching and your support 👍🚲

[@bikermonster8354]

Really a nice Bike. I like old streetracer and old mtb's. I've got a old Puch Storm with a really nice Oria Frame . There are some old bikes in my collection from old companys ( paciclo cycles, peugeot, Teich und many more). I like Like the chanal 😉👍 Best Wishes and support from germany

[@BikeItUK]

Thank you for your words of support. I have a retro GT MTB that I plan on restoring. It is my personal Bike which I have had for 20 yrs so watch this space. Thanks again and all the best to you. Andy

[@kenblair2538]

Nice work. I've restored a few bikes in the past few years, and it's a thrill to complete and ride. Keep those lovely steel bikes rolling.KB

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the supporting comment good to hear from like minded people 👍🚲

[@breathestrongcycling3672]

Happy to see a new vid from you, keep meaning to restore my 85 Trek 560 but i spend too much time riding it 😁

[@BikeItUK]

Well thats not a bad thing the bikes still being used. Nice ride thanks for the comment all the best Andy

[@Seanbasel]

Awesome videos. One can see you have put a lot of work and passion into these vids! Well done!

[@BikeItUK]

Thank you for your support. I hope they give you some inspiration all the very best Andy

[@thetwowheeledwally7965]

Great job as always Andy, crack on!

[@BikeItUK]

😉Thanks for the support pal 👍

[@Luca_-if7po]

Great, I've waited for this video for a long time... It's from my home country austria 🇦🇹

[@BikeItUK]

I hope you enjoyed it, and was helpful in some way. Thanks for all the support I will be doing plenty more Bike Restorations. All the very best, Andy

[@e3dave744]

That bike looks kick ass on the toad,, lovely work as usual .

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks for the supporting comment and watching all the best Andy

[@naujaral2131]

Hi Andy, great to see another exciting restoration video, loved the intro and history part of it as usual, i personally had never heard or the brand name. the frame looked real good as was agree w.you on that but it looks so much better after the clean up only that made it look 50% better the new components and tape just complemented it all in a wonderful way, great job as usual thank you for tha passion you show while telling us about the process it;s just inspiring man :) all the best !!

[@BikeItUK]

Hello my friend I hope that life is treating you well, I hope to pick the pace of these videos up now. I'd just like to say a huge thank you for many years of support because without the viewers this really would not be happening, it really is a two way street. Thanks again fella all the best Andy

[@naujaral2131]

@@BikeItUK it's my pleasure Andy, easy to support nice people who have good quality comment on top of that and you Sir are one of the best I've come across 🙏😊

[@SalvadorDantes]

Thoroughly enjoyable video. Just earned a new sub.

[@BikeItUK]

Many thanks to you, without the views and Subscribers I wouldn’t being doing what I’m doing. 👍🚲😉Andy

[@smitbar11]

In the late 70's when i was a teenager, the bike to have was the Puch Free Spirit in ten speed, centre pull Weinmann brakes were the 'must have'...

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the comment and support, I hope that it brings back some fond memories from your teenage years. All the very best Andy

[@phantomracer1050]

Nice build. What do you use on the polished alloy parts to stop any oxidisation?

[@BikeItUK]

Hi thanks for watching and the comment I just use Autosol which works for me. I hope this helps I have done a video on polishing metal which may help. Its in the uploads section on our channel. All the best Andy

[@TboneTenEighties]

Vintage are the best looking frames imo. I always go from the bottom up when wrapping my bars

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching and the support all the best Andy

[@alexfunes1466]

Hello Mr. Andy. Great video regarding this Puch and the restore you did on her and also providing some history of the bike/company as well. I'm considering purchasing a 1980's Puch which seems to be in pretty good shape for the price being asked. We'll see if that happens. Stay safe and healthy, take care for now.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching and your support, good luck with the Puch Bicycle 👍🚲all tgg be e best Andy

[@markgrenier6787]

That was just great what an inspiration. I'm going to tear apart my trek 420 I am so going to rebuild my machine

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching and the comment it’s probably a good time to start. Thanks again and be safe

[@achiltsompanos447]

These restorations go on to show that you don’t need the latest and greatest to enjoy riding.

[@BikeItUK]

Timeless pieces, I do ride and enjoy both modern and vintage. Anything bicycle is a pleasure I find. Thanks for watching and your support 👍

[@cicciotvsee9056]

I love your videos, you are a master of restoration. Can I ask you if you drive a vintage or modern bike in everyday life?

[@BikeItUK]

Hi and thanks for the supporting comment. Regarding the Bikes I Ride, like many other cyclist I have many Bikes. I use a Vintage GT Mountain Bike a lot, I have two modern Road Bikes which are both Canyon Ultimates one with Dura Ace the other with Ultegra. I have a Specialized gravel touring bike and a few of the Retro restorations that have been on the channel used more for Sunny Pleasure rides. I Hope this answers your question. All the best and thanks again for the support Andy

[@scotthughes29]

Andy, great video as always. Tend to do the same thing over here in the states, though I’m wondering if I need to get you a Boston Red Sox hat! One question for you...after you take the bikes apart...how do you know how much to torque the old bolts to make sure everything is up to snuff to make these vintage rides safe? It always something I try to figure out depending on the mfr...and wonder how you do it? Thanks again, awesome transformation!

[@BikeItUK]

Hi and thanks for the comment, I was just that I had replied to you as I remember telling you the story of how I came to have the blue cap. If not I simply found it once on a night out and my youngest son made an emoji of me which I liked and in turn the image logo just became part of the image. Funny how things come about, I do not follow any team but know how strongly fans can be about the opposition. Regarding torque these bikes take a lot more than your new carbon rides. Vintage Bottom brackets the locking rings are as tight as I can, but if you tighten the cup to much the spindle will not move, same as the headset. I hope this makes sense. All the best and thanks for your comment and support Andy

[@jensenhealey907efi]

Great work and nice video Andy I see when you were installing the new bottom bracket that there seemed to be some paint chips around the bottom bracket and near the place on the rear chainstay where you installed the silver sticker. I was under the impression that you normally went around and touched up things like this.

[@BikeItUK]

Hello my friend, you have a fine eye to detail. Yes I do and should of matched up the purple on this build. I am now currently on vacation at the moment so the build was rushed slightly to get the video uploaded and live. Otherwise it would of been at least another 3 weeks. I was aware I haven't been as active on here and had no purple paint to hand so had so I decided I just needed to "Crack-On" so to speak and get the bike built up. I hope that makes sense, thanks for you long on going support all the very best Andy

[@michaelzezulka2368]

Glad to see a new restoration! Do you have any knowledge regarding Giubilato? It is my current resto/daily rider.

[@BikeItUK]

Hi and thank you for the support, sorry I do not, as i get the Bikes in I do my research for the video. have you tried Steel is Real forums groups on Facebook? I am sorry I couldn't help you with the Giubilato. all the best Andy

[@jerryavalos9610]

Nice restoration, give me a choice between a carbon fiber bicycle and a steel bicycle, it just seems like you're on something nice and solid and dependable not to mention that the ride of steel is more comfortable. As they say: "Steel is real."

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching and your support 😉🚲all the best Andy

[@joannelouiserodriguez5966]

Where you been? Great video m8 been looking forward to a other restoration video had been watching all the old videos to get my fix lol Well done love the bike

[@BikeItUK]

Ha Ha love it, thank you for your words of support they made me smile regarding getting your fix. Unfortunately, my mother passed away last year and this happened while I was in a middle of a Home extension and big landscaping job. The house and garden are all done now and my mother was elderly and suffering so It was a relief. But yes life sometimes gets in the way, all the best and thanks again for your on going support. All the best Andy

[@joannelouiserodriguez5966]

@@BikeItUK sorry to hear about your mom m8 love and support always from me and my mum my mum don't cycle yet she seems to love watching yea watched your early ones and mum was saying who's that like mum it's Andy lol

[@roygardiner2229]

Thanks for yet another fab video! The bike looked great after the Tender Loving Care you gave it. The historical details, too, were interesting. I shall check out Puch on Wikipedia. Congratulations also on your speculation about the manufacturer possibly being Bianchi: the "Made in Italy" text seemed to confirm your hunch.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks Roy for the comment and long going support. Glad you enjoyed it all the best and hope life is treating you well. All the best Andy

[@jezztech]

Yeah , great frame.and as previously pointed out, its a "Mistral" and should be Columbus SLX tubing, not particularly light, but the power transfer is excellent due to its stiffness, i used mine for time trialing as a younger bloke, it is a self build from new using all Shimano 600 & Ultegra components apart from Campagnolo Chorus hubs, and wholber TX profile rims. They were made in Italy by Bianchi and should have either Camagnolo or Gippieme Chromed forged dropouts. Mine has Gippieme. the only problem i had during the self build , was getting the front mech to align properly with the chain on the braze on hanger, so i machined my own removable (so non frame affecting) "Shimano Adapter" to get perfect alignment. Apparently you dont have such a problem with a Campagnolo front deraillieur. Its a class act and sold for a very reasonable price (for the frame).

[@BikeItUK]

Love this information thank you kindly, it certainly did ride well. Thanks so much for your comment and watching all the very best Andy

[@jezztech]

@@BikeItUK Just out of interest, can i ask what make & model sealed bottom bracket you used, and did you have any trouble getting it past the rivet type devise on the inside of the BB shell that holds the cable guide in place? ( I have a couple of NOS shimano cup and cone bottom brackets but have come to prefer sealed units)

[@BikeItUK]

@@jezztech Hi the bottom bracket used on the PUCH Road Bike restoration was a Suntour and I had no trouble at all. I hope that this helps all the best Andy

[@thetrabis]

Nice video! Yeah Puch had also some high end steel bikes with frame weights of 1650g to 1700g from the early 80s. I'm also going to build up a Puch bike now, but with modern components 😂🙈 I love post modern bicycles, classic frames with new groupset. Greetings from Austria!

[@BikeItUK]

Sounds like it’s going to be a great ride, best of both worlds. Old classic looks with modern components. Good luck with it enjoy and thanks for the support

[@gaskelldave]

In the mid eighties when I was about 8 I received a Puch Clipper 5spd road bike as a Christmas present. It had steel wheels, full length steel mudguards and steel handlebars. As a result it was a bit of a heavyweight! My mates all had 10 or 12spd lightweight Peugeots with alloy wheels and cool looking short mudguards although these were pretty useless in the wet! My Puch was purchased new from Plungington cycles n Preston for about £80 I think. My dad paid cash so the owner threw in a frame pump I'd been eying up. A few years later we went back there and bought a Diamond Back Topanga mountain bike with 21 indexed gears! Sadly the shop along with several others in Preston closed a few years later when bike superstore Charnock Richard cycles opened and had their annoying advert on local radio station RockFM playing every 10 mins!

[@BikeItUK]

Ha ha annoying advert ha ha, love it......you've just made me chuckle. Mate, it sounds like you have some fond memories of your PUCH Clipper. It's very sad like most small outlets how they have all gone. Many communities are slowly loosing charm due to these super giant companies squeezing the life out of the smaller enterprises . Thanks for sharing your memories, love hearing about them. All the very best and thanks for all the support Andy

[@gscott5778]

We have 2 Puchs a 1980 Women's 10 Speed Lavender color and 1982 Men's 12 speed Purple in color. A bit older than your 1990 model Frames are in very good to excellent condition everything that can rust has rusted on the rest of them. Not ridden in 20 years but kept out of the weather - just dusty. Checking with local dealer to see cost of re-storing them to ride-able condition. At 70+ years we don't need any hi-tech equipment.

[@edzporn]

Puch was the first bike I saw in a shop window costing a £1000 in the early 80’s £998 to be exact. Campag Nouvo Record groupset 531 DB Green.

[@BikeItUK]

Wow, sounds a nice ride...some great history with the PUCH name. Thanks for watching and the comment

[@Saschastic]

yes, and if you know the Mercedes G Class - it is the evolution of the Puch G and was a cooperation project with Steyr Daimler Puch

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching and the information

[@jerryavalos9610]

I noticed that you wrap the handlebars from the top down. What benefit is there in doing that?

[@BikeItUK]

In the 1980’s many bikes were wrapped in this manner. It eliminates the need for finishing tape, which back then they thought it looked tidier. My modern rides are all wrapped from the bottom up.

[@backyardvelo5473]

A funny I've been calling it phooo (Poo) for years. I notice you put a tasty campag seatpost instead of the original nice touch. Thanks for the vid.

[@BikeItUK]

Hello and thanks for the comment, I will be honest with you for years i have thought it was "Push". I have the Campag seat post from a previous project so was nice to use it up. Thanks again for the support all the best Andy

[@al_mls9550]

do you paint the frame with a brush? what kind of paint do you use? and isn't that paint being washed off?

[@BikeItUK]

Yes the frame is touched up using a brush with enamel paint which doesn’t run off in water. A video in more detail is available a link can be found within the video showing you in more detail. I hope this has been helpful. All the best Andy

[@geoffpoole483]

Hi Andy. I've just bought an old Raleigh racer. A previous owner did a d-i-y paint job with a spray can . It's flaked off in a few places to reveal the original paintwork. Is there an effective way of removing this coat? It's a very thin layer, by the way.

[@BikeItUK]

Hi in the past I have just used T-cut it takes a little time but it’s better than being using sand paper which is very harsh. I hope this helps good luck all the best Andy

[@saorikido1260]

Felicidades has un vídeo de como restaurar las ruedas rines o como le digan quiero ver como las restaura

[@t0k1d0k1]

Good to see you back! great job as always :) Is it just me or is the upper and lower HT race mismatched? or maybe I missed something ^^"

[@BikeItUK]

Hi thanks for the comment, it does look odd ill give you that would of looked better the other way round. Thanks again Andy

[@againstthegrain147]

Is the BB spanner different to the later bikes?

[@BikeItUK]

Yes and before the sealed ones different again 😏 thanks for watching all the best Andy

[@timcorso6337]

Handle bar tape should start with the ends of the bars and work towards the stem. If you don't do this when you are riding on the tops holding the corners you hands will rub the tape off and it will pucker up

[@MM-rr1kp]

you said pucker

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching on my main Canyon road bikes yes the bar tape is wrapped from the bottom up and I completely understand the logic. However in the 1980's many if not all were wrapped from the top down, which was the time period of this build. Just recently GCN have also demonstrated this method for a cleaner more professional look. thanks for you comment and watching all the best Andy

[@MaximvanWijk]

I had the exact same made in Italy sticker on an old Bianchi frame. So unless other Italian brands used the same sticker, this might indeed be a Bianchi in disguise.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks Maxim for the reply, yes I have now also seen this sticker on many Bianchi frames and have had many reply's now saying that Bianchi built bikes for the Puch brand from 1989. Its great digging in to history of these bike restorations. Thanks for your support all the best Andy

[@nivek29]

Thanks for giving an old Puch some love! My old 1986 10 speed Puch has been my workhorse bike for well over 15 years. It's gone through many forms, from the original road bike, to a fixed gear conversion, and now a flat bar gravel bike. Not bad for a bike I bought for 5 dollars at a tag sale! Here's what is currently looks like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rai7h3yVqJuhpNE

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching glad you like it, wow sounds like your definitely having your money’s worth. I’ll check it out now 👍

[@johnflynn4923]

The PUCH BMXs were incredibly heavy, like 2 Raleigh Grifters heavy!

[@BikeItUK]

Really I’ve never had one, I had a Silver Grifter so I can relate to that. That was like a tank. Probably explains why my legs 🦵 are now like tree trunks 😂thanks for watching all the best Andy

[@danielhertercasagrande1686]

They had ProTeam with Stefan Mutter, Klaus/Petet Thaler and others Mutter winning a TdF stage and the classement of points of the Vuelta Puch Eorotex

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for the knowledge much appreciated

[@bikingviking3984]

great video, great bike! I can even let you slide on the Yankees cap, hahahha

[@BikeItUK]

ha ha thanks, mate I found the cap on a night out once. My youngest son made an emoji of me with it on which I liked and then became the image I use. Funny how things come about. Thanks for the comment and support all the very best Andy

[@333wheeler]

Nice did you find out what tubing was used ? That period in time when those fade in two or three colour paint jobs were all the rage for a few seasons... Not sure the purple and white is the best combo . Still could be collectable . ! :)

[@BikeItUK]

Hello my friend and thanks for the years of on going support. I did have this reply through facebook. "Hi andy, puch has been the most prestigious bike-brand in austria, bikes like the "mistral ultima" or the "mistral superleicht" were in the range of the best racebikes of the late 70ies and 80ies. unfortunately the management made some wrong decisions and the bike-production was sold to bianchi in 1987 (the motorcycle-production to piaggo), since then it was just a middleclass-brand in the bianchi-range. puch mistral ultima-, competition-, vent noir- and superleicht-bikes were originally built up with campy super record and victory or with shimano dura ace, they are highly seeked today". I love digging this information up, so still non the wiser on the tubing on our bike. It was as light as any other though. All the best Andy

[@333wheeler]

@@BikeItUK Probably basic Columbus .. Weighing the Frame may of given a clue comparing it to some other Frames of same sizing,, love a mystery ! 27.2 seat pins for top end 531 ..

[@thomastrout6747]

My Puch Mistral, which I bought new in 1990, had a Columbus SLX tubeset complete with requisite decals.

[@dawiskid187]

What size is the bottom bracket?

[@BikeItUK]

Not to sure. Thanks for watching

[@achiltsompanos447]

Nice bike, but fiddling with these friction levers, ..., I dunno man, I feel I’d be run over by oncoming traffic, 😂

[@BikeItUK]

Bit like reaching down for your water bottle I find, thanks for watching 👍🚲

[@overlandtowater]

I almost bought one a few weeks ago....if they would not have welded on the chain stay I would be riding it.

[@BikeItUK]

Oh dear sounds a bit permanent, drastic shame. Thanks for tuning and leaving a comment all the best Andy

[@overlandtowater]

I was very sad to see it the bike had great personality!

[@celestinoaguilarrodriguez2407]

algunos videos no tienen suptitulos en español,si los pudieras agregar te lo agradeceria

[@lewis72]

The Puch factory was on Puchstrasse in Graz, which is now partly a museum, partly an engineering site owned by Magna Steyr (who bought the Steyr bit from Daimler Steyr Puch). I used to work there. www.johannpuchmuseum.at/

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching and the comment great link and worth checking out. Thanks for sharing all the best 👍

[@ブータメン]

👍

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@jeanktsbastos844]

Brasil Jean Bastos

[@BikeItUK]

All the best Andy Thanks

[@simoncab1362]

When I was 10 back in 1975 I got a puch pathfinder bike in blue with shiny silver mudguardd it was full size adult bike so i grew into it.unfortunstely early one morning cyvled into the back of a parked ford cortina and ended on the boot with bikes forks bent i did straighten them and rode it up to age of 16 when me and a mate cycled 50 miles camped over night and then cycled home my one and only cycling holiday. didn't realise weren't too many about. Can't remember much about it buto know I was chuffed with it

[@BikeItUK]

Mate, great to hear stories and I'm glad you are still here to tell the tale. Yes I to have been guilty of riding into a stationary car and straitening my folks. I remember looking down to see what was clicking then bang strain into an old parked up mini. Funny now, not at the time though. many thanks for sharing your story with us, made me smile and brought back some memories of my own. All the very best Andy

[@kk.-_]

I have great Puch road bike from '90 and its for sale.

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching 👍🚲

[@kk.-_]

@@BikeItUK My friend do you have Facebook or instagram? I want to show you my Puch 😊

[@kk.-_]

@@BikeItUK I find your Instagram profile, now i send you pictures

[@BikeItUK]

Ok 👌 chat there 👍🚲

[@stevezodiac491]

Just out of interest, I have a Dunlop hotta perimeter carbon TT bike ( lackered carbon weave finish ) with period specialised carbon tri spokes with aluminium braking surfaces, new old stock veloflex record tyres, modern 3T vola team cockpit with a period full shimano 600 groupset, all in perfect working order and new looking condition and almost new transmission, chainset has a 57 tooth outer chain ring, the cassette is 8 speed 12 -21. Turbo saddle in nearly as new condition. The forks have been replaced with MDT reynolds 753 bladed forks. I have heard that these bikes are now super rare and one of the earliest uci compliant carbon frame TT bikes. How much is it worth now ? It is still a fast bike and almost as fast as my Trek Speed concept with HED 6/9 wheels.

[@BikeItUK]

Sounds absolutely amazing, To be honest I have not got a clue regards to it’s worth. Maybe start on some Facebook groups such as high end vintage road bikes etc, include a couple of images. Hope this helps

[@timmyrichmond2977]

My dad has a 3 speed puch in his dads shed, after I got my puch moped I wanted to get his old bicycle out and restore it

[@BikeItUK]

Thanks for watching And the comment 👍🚲

[@Stoney3K]

In 1990 Puch was owned by Piaggio so a Bianchi frame wouldn't sound out of place. Makes me wonder if it came with Campagnolo instead of Shimano running gear originally.

[@BikeItUK]

Interesting thanks for the comment and watching 👍