Re: [CR]Austro Daimler Inter 10

(Example: Production Builders)

Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 23:03:26 -0400
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Austro Daimler Inter 10
To: Steve Maas <stevem@nonlintec.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <BAY21-F17C33977238CE758D96708B50A0@phx.gbl> <428FAB3C.7090406@nonlintec.com>


These were the bottom of the AD all Reynolds 531 DB line. Below the Vent Noir and above the SLE. Probably with Huret dropouts. I suspect the components changed with the year but here's a go circa 1975: Stronglight 49 cranks, Lyotard pedals, Huret Success deraillers with titanium rear, Wienmann Carrera brakes, GB bars and stem. Normandy competition hubs with Rigida clinchers.

This model was very difficult to sell at around $300 but in retrospect was great stuff. I suspect that few bikes offered better dollar for dollar performance, comfort and versatility.

Like the Vent Noir, these came in a 531 DB Mixte! The problem was they had a very long effective top tube length so they were usually a poor fit for most shorter riders.

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Maas
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Austro Daimler Inter 10



> Yes, it is strange--all the documentation I've seen on ADs seems to
> ignore the very existence of the Inter 10. I'd like to know more about
> where they fit into the grand scheme of Austro Daimler, too. I think
> it's an extremely nice bike, thoroughly underrated.
>
> My Inter 10, with original finish, has Reynolds 531 labels on the forks.
> You can see them in some of the pictures at
> http://www.nonlintec.com/austrodaimler/.
>
> Finally, I've seen a couple Vent Noirs on eBay. I think there was one
> just a few weeks ago. Keep watching!
>
> Steve Maas
> (A nice, warm, bicycling day in)
> Long Beach, California
>
>
> Patrick Lay wrote:
>
> > Hello..i've been scouring the archives trying to figure out if the circa
> > 1978-1980s Inter 10 model was a full 531 including the fork. I know that
> > the Ultima and Superleight differed primarily in colors and components,
> > but i can't for the life of me find specs on the Inter 10. While I'm at
> > it I might as well ask my usual AD question. Does anyone know of a nice
> > condition 57 or 58 c to c plated Vent Noir for sale? Patrick
> > (shoulda bought it when I road tested it new) Lay in Chicago
> >
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