Re: [CR]Puch twin tube frame

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 04:08:17 +0100
From: "Martin Appel" <martin@camelot.de>
Organization: Camelot Online Services
To: Scott Henry <skenry@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Puch twin tube frame
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Hallo Scott,

ant the others,

i put the picture of this Puch on http://mitglied.lycos.de/tourgallerie//displayimage.php?pos=-47

any ideas about the year?

Martin Munich, Germany

SH> I'm not sure if Puch ever liscenced them but it sounds like a SH> frame called a Rigi. They were great criterium and hill climb SH> bikes with ultra short wheelbases.

SH> If its what I can recall the seattube was replaced with two SH> (aprox 10mm) tubes set about 2cm apart, just enough room for the SH> tire to pass between. I raced with a friend who had one only to SH> find the one major flaw, the front deraileur wasn't a braze on, SH> which would make sense, but a custom made mini clamp on type.

SH> It was a really nice, light and fast bike. I wish I had one. SH> I hope that might help.

SH> Scott Henry SH> Dayton, Ohio USA

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SH> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 23:23:15 +0100 SH> From: "Martin Appel" <martin@camelot.de> SH> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org SH> Subject: Re: [CR]Puch on Ebay SH> Message-ID: <web-12480128@teamware-gmbh.de> SH> In-Reply-To: <1a3.1e190be6.2d08ab39@aol.com> SH> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" SH> MIME-Version: 1.0 SH> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit SH> Precedence: list SH> Message: 6

SH> I can't help with that particular Puch i'm afraid, but i got a question SH> about Puch myself: SH> I saw a Puch frame at an exhibition in Vienna last year that was a SH> special design for uphill TT, with two thin "seattubes" that allowed SH> the rear wheel in betwen them for a shorter wheelbase ("Bergmeister"?) SH> Question: was this a prototype or were thse actually sold? If so, how SH> many are around? SH> i could provide a (bad) picture if it helps.

SH> Martin SH> Munich, Germany

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