In 1987, Puch was even taken over by Bianchi Italy. The history of Puch is also available as a book of more than 400 pages! Well-known names for cycle racing in Austria back then were Rudolf Mitteregger, Harald Maier, Hans Lienhart and Leo Karner.įor more information about the history of Puch have a look on this Facebook page. As a result, Puch also opened its doors to cycle racing in 1978.
In 1978 the first sports and leisure bikes were created, which stem from aerodynamic components that perfectly matched the objective of producing lightweight bikes. Also the "Panther Rad" model produced in 1938 is a household name among these models. This resulted in models with the name "Silber Rad" that are still known today. This created the opportunity to develop very exclusive and luxurious models. This gives the company the name "Austro-Daimler-Puchwerke". In 1928 the company merges with Austro Daimler-Werken in Wiener Neustadt. Already in 1914 there was a factory on Puchstrasse 85 in Graz (Austria) where 1.100 employees were working to produce 16,000 bicycles, 300 motorcycles and 300 cars. In addition to the introduction of gears on bicycles, people continued to look for improvements and details. The 100,000th bicycle was already assembled in 1908. The success story of the Puch bikes was born! Puch - Erste Steiermärkische Fahrradfabrik AG” was formed in Graz.
In 1899, after successful years, the company "J. In the years between 18, the affordable quality of the bikes proved its success! In the meantime, the bicycles are also sold outside Austria under the name "Styria". In 1889 Johann Puch started a small workplace under the name "Fahrradfabrikation Straucherstrasse 18a" in Graz, Austria. This was also the idea of the founder Johann Puch (1862-1914). Puch, the bicycle brand that has been inspired by and for cyclists for more than 120 years.
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