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| this isn't really a lightweight, but thought I would try for some opinions here. I have a old puch mountain bike, a meteor mountain. 80s style, with the bullmoose bars, suntour thumbshifters and cantys. it says made for puch, which I guess means in tiawan or some such. it has no lugs or obvious welds. how can I tell what method was used to build the frame? I have ridden it as a mountain bike fairly hard, so its pretty tough, and I am thinking about making into a touring style machine. does anyone know anything about puch mountain bikes? jason by: 4.253.42.36 |
| It was probably made by Giant of Taiwan. If the frame is steel (most likely), it was probably TIG welded and then sanded, although I suppose fillet brazing, as on the older Schwinn Superiors and Super Sports, is a possibility. by: 66.185.168.82 |
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| I've got a couple tubular wheels, the rigida rims look pretty beat up to me, but they are true. the front hub is a peugeot racing(thats what it says) and the rear is a ALFA? thats what it looks like it says. I have no interest in dealing with sewups on the roads around here so I am thinking about using the hubs on another project. has anyone heard of ALFA? or am I reading it wrong? jason by: 4.253.4.58 |
| Alfa is a Spanish marque who made copies of Zeus/Campagnolo components. My first road bike ('72) was a spanish Orbea had all Alfa components. They worked quite well. If yours is alloy, it may be worth rebuilding. If it's steel, maybe not. It's just a hub. by: 24.224.141.224 |
| thanks for the info Warren. Yes, its just a hub, but with my self imposed rule of spend almost nothing(OK, it's someone elses rule that I follow)on the bikes I ride a decent hub is hard to find. jason by: 4.253.5.202 |
| Whenever I got in a tizzy about the latest vintage bike I'd found, my bike mentor would look me in the eye tell me, "It's just a bike". Don't worship it, use it. It's in that spirit that I refer to your hub. Enjoy it. by: 24.224.141.224 |
| well I got them into 27" rims and on my favorite old bike. now I can point them out to the guy on the sunday ride on his new Orbea and say, hey, I got something new to. jason by: 4.253.42.36 |
| On a Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2 does the 12.2 refer to anything or have any menaing?? by: 207.199.226.126 |
| Yes and no...12.2 refers to bike wt like sister model 11.8. Obviously a marketing gimmick but nonetheless decent japan-made Schwinns. by: 207.200.112.73 |
| Weight? How could that be? Pounds is totally absurd and if the numbers referred to kilograms it's nothing to brag about. by: 76.21.182.94 |
| Mass in kg is indeed the correct interpretation of the model name. For folks familiar with Varsinentals or even Super Sports, this was a big deal. by: 67.121.208.176 |
| Thanks for the information. 12.2 kg would be about 27 lb. which is an OK weight for back in the 1970's. by: 207.199.226.126 |
| I was trying to find some information on a Schwinn World Traveler. I must not be looking in the right places. I couldn't find much. I have a World Traveler....looks to be from the 70's, Taiwan made. It has the one-piece crank, stem shifters, side-pull brakes, suicide levers, steel bolt-on wheels. I found some information on the Travelers.....and up to Traveler III. But I didn't find anything on the World Traveler. I was just trying to see if I could figure out what model year bike it was. by: 205.188.116.137 |
| I don't know about Taiwan made and Schwinn branded, but Schwinn imported a World branded Traveler model from Japan in late '72 and '73. http://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/detail7074.html#1973worldtraveler The Taiwanese (Giant built) Schwinn World line that came in the '80s didn't appear to have a "Traveler" version. There was a stand alone (non-World) "Traveler" model for years. http://www.trfindley.com/pg_schwinn_cats.htm Did you find any serial number info? http://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/serial.html Bob by: 12.202.84.243 |
| Well, I remember right after I got it - I checked the head badge for a stamped serial number....nothing.....then I checked on the head tube (as on the older early 70 Schwinns) - but nothing. It is Opaque Blue, though.....and looks to be maybe an early 70's bike....maybe 73 or so. It has Shimano stem shifters, Schwinn approved ders and brakes and stem. by: 64.12.116.198 |