Originally Posted by
rustystrings61
As I look at the pix from that auction I note what appear to be Bocama Professional lugs and Shimano dropouts - essentially, the main frame looks like the main triangle of ALL of the Graz-built 531 frames including Puch Royal Force and Royal X, Austro-Daimler Vent Noir, etc. c. 1976-77. EVERYTHING is clamp-on. Those years, they were like Raleigh, they ALL had 57 cm top tubes, and had what is today considered sports-touring geometry.
Are you aware of the Facebook group
Puch Renrader von 1976-1987? Lotsa good info there ...
Thanks, I will have to check that out. My current road bikes all have top tubes in the 55/56cm territory. The shorty quill stems to that I might end up using might throw my sense of proper handling off and make the bike handle less than racer-like, but we can always build it up and give a test ride.