Puch Mistral Equipe

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So a week ago I've picked up this lovely piece of Austrian-Italian machinery.




The frame and the fork were made in Italy (by Bianchi afaik), with Oria tubing.

The setup is pretty much the same as it came out of the manufacture:

Frame: Puch Tretubi Oria, Gipiemme dropouts
Shifting: Shimano Exage 300EX (RD-A300, FD-A300)
Crankset: Shimano Exage 300EX (FC-A300) 52-42 Biopace SG
Pedals: Shimano Light Action (PD-A550)
Brakes: Shimano Exage Motion levers (BL-A251), Shimano Exage Motion (BR-A250) brake calipers
Cockpit: ITM stem, ITM Mod Europa Super Racing handlebar, Shimano headset
Seat: Flite Ti
Seatpost: Gipiemme
Wheelset: Ambrosio 19 Extra (Super Élite) rims, Shimano Exage hubs

My plan is to make a nice little training bike out of this.
What I've done so far (new pictures TBA):
- installed a brand new chain
- changed tires and inner tubes
- set up the brakes so they work properly

What's left to do:
- true the rear wheel (I took it to the local bike shop, as I don't have a truing stand, nor the tools)
- change the brake levers (have a pair of Exage Actions at home in a way better condition)
- adjust the rear derailleur
- minor adjustments