help with a photo ID ... Royal ??
06-13-14, 08:30 AM
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help with a photo ID ... Royal ??
Can anyone shed some light on the pictured bike? I'm trying to determine if it's worth any further investigation, which would require a bit more than minimal effort on my part (i.e., in terms of going to actually see it ... i didn't have any luck with Google searches). And I can't get any addl. info from the seller at the moment. All I have is the photo to go on, and I'm too new to the game to be good at identifying the quality of frames / components from marginal photos with a half-visible head badge. So, anything in the photo that indicates any quality and a reason to take a closer look?
06-13-14, 09:02 AM
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Maybe a Fuji Royale? But I thought the "Royale" decal on those was on the down tube.
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Thanks. That's what I first thought, but wasn't sure, and figured others here would know better. I can't tell what the crankset or other components are, but I'm guessing it's mid-70's or so?
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How about Puch? The little I can see of the headbadge looks like it might be a Puch badge.
I agree, the crank looks like a pretty good forged mid-70's thing, possibly Dura Ace or 600.
I agree, the crank looks like a pretty good forged mid-70's thing, possibly Dura Ace or 600.
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Boom. Now I'm thinking a Puch Royal X ... maybe full 531? Thanks
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It looks to have an early Dura Ace crankset. I don't know about Royal X, but here's a photo of my Puch Royal Force, 531, full DA 1st-gen black kit...
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That IS a Royal X, and if you know its whereabouts or have bought it yourself, please let me know! I am looking for one of those ...
