Punch was founded in 2011 by Mario Sillack from Stuttgart, who has been active in the German bicycle industry for 20 years. He has been importing titanium frames from the US luxury brand Seven since 2007. With the Palooka, he has a simple, inexpensive frame in five standard sizes in his programme; the complete bike is available in seven equipment variants. Sillack designs and specifies; he has the frames welded in Taiwan. Sitting on the Palooka is relatively relaxed and the frame has no technical weaknesses. The design is simple, only the chainstays change their cross-section as they progress. The only titanium fork in the test is remarkable with its combination of decent lateral stiffness and good comfort values. If you want, the Palooka is also available with disc brakes.
Price 2,448 / 4,400 Euro
Weight 7.6 kilos
Available Specialised trade / modular system
Reference/Info www.punchcycles.com
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,552/584/66 grammes
Frame sizes*** 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 cm
Seat/steering angle 73°/73°
Seat/top tube/head tube 535/565/180 mm plus 10 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 990/54 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 586/387 mm/1.51
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing Cane Creek, 11/8 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Campagnolo Athena (BSA, 50/34 t.)
Wheels/tyres Campagnolo Zonda/Continental Grand Prix 4000S
Handlebar/stem Deda Zero
Saddle/post San Marco ASP/Deda Superzero Carbon (27.2 mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 per cent and the equipment for 60 per cent of the overall grade. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
**Weighed weights
***Manufacturer's test size bold
****Stack/Reach Projected vertical/horizontal dimension from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube; STR (Stack to Reach): 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 an upright riding position.
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