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I never thought I'd see the same Puch frame that I have, but here we go (albeit mine's a 54, I guess yours is 56-58-ish). Lovely bikes you have here!

I bought this bike on the 15th of August 2019, so exactly 4 years ago. Time flies! It looked significantly different back then.

This bike's an absolute banger!

One of the best bikes in this thread.

I've had good guidance ;)

I've done a bit of bdhu treatment on the Puch, which now looks a lot better.
Annoyingly, I couldn't yet test it in action, as I've managed to fuck my right hand and wrist up over a month ago, and I still cannot ride a bike without significant pain.

I might have mentioned before but this is the best bike in existence. Especially with 26" wheels and drops.

Looks phenomenal if you ask me.

Just read back the last 2 pages. Extremely inspirational. I've always wanted a sailboat, now I want one even more. One day...

Looks like a nice frame, beautiful lugs and from what I can see it's 520 or 525 tubing. I'd easily keep that and give it some decent parts.

Proper indestructible rat rod. Well done!

And may I present to you, the most boring bike on the planet, now with a full cheapo Decathlon cockpit. Ahead adapter turned out pretty clean this time.
Next step is tyres and a set of Ergon grips with built in bar ends I guess.

Yeah, a slight bdhu (or probably only hu) is definitely required. Works great otherwise, happy with these Sensah shifters.
Had to get a front mech as well because the diagonal pull 105SC doesn't work well with brifters.

Thanks!

Thanks @Heldring for the recommendation on the Ergotec Country bars, this bike feels like riding a couch now, it's massive fun. I need to level the saddle though. And I might chop a few cms off the bars too.

Ta! Couldn't resist and ordered a set of those bars, they look really cool.

Awesome! What bars?
I've been advertising my coaster brake track bike on Marktplaats for over a month and it hasn't sold yet, at this point I'm thinking of just installing a set of bars like that and keeping it. Don't have much space in the apartment though...

The Holy Rollers don’t look as good as the other tyres

They look better. ;)

The Brompton's great, love it, such a handy little machine, needs some small upgrades though. But I'm absolutely surprised how fast and agile it is.

The Marin's got another cockpit change (this is just a form of obsession at this point), 56 cm wide flat bars with a bit of backsweep, a 80 mm ahead stem and an adapter. Looks okay, feels great, much better than the cruiser bars. Easier to store and get through doorways and steering doesn't feel nearly as twitchy anymore, it's much more stable. I guess this frame geometry appreciates some front load for stability. Oh and it has a fully working 2x7 setup now!

I've been out riding the Puch and it's stellar, even the Flite is comfortable enough with bib shorts, so I'm very happy with it. Decided on trying these Sensah brifters. They feel solid, were easy to install/set up and they work well, albeit their durability is of course questionable. I've got to admit that I've failed the bdhu game miserably this time, will adjust later I guess.

And I've already ridden more this year than any of the past 10 years, so I'm quite happy with that.

Thanks! I've been looking at this one for a while but was a bit concerned about the reviews as people said it wouldn't fit, I have no mudguards tho. I've also already ordered the wheel extender thingy.
Do the clamp springs keep the clamps straight?

I don't really feel the flex of the bars, the brake levers are proper shit though. I'll change them and most likely going to install a set of ergonomic grips while at it.

I also added a cheap ali-x rack

Can I get a link for that please? Bike looks really good.

Having used my A Line for roughly 2 weeks now, I can safely say this was a good purchase, and I should have bought a Brompton at least 2 years ago. It's a great bike, it's surprisingly fast and light enough to carry around. Although on the website it was advertised with mid bars, I'm pretty sure I got the high risers as they are 13 cm tall. I might swap these for some Chinese titanium ones...
Also, my Litepro eazy wheels have just arrived and it's ridiculous how much better they are compared to the stock rollers.

Spotted on the street yesterday. Brave lockjob.

Absolute beast of a bike, well done!