Re: [CR]Another Mystery Frame I.D.

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From: "Martin Appel" <martin@camelot.de>
Subject: Re: [CR]Another Mystery Frame I.D.
To: "Nic Henderson" <nic.henderson@ntlworld.com>, "Darcy Warn" <bolddisaster@hotmail.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:30:26 +0100
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I already replied to Darcy by mail. Lug shape reminds me very much of my 51 Girardengo.. (pics at http://www.tourgalerie.de/cpg132/index.php folder "Girardengo")

i'd say these were common for italian frames of that time.

Martin Appel Munich, Germany
>Darcy, It looks like an Olmo to me!
>
>Nic.Henderson
>S.Wales U.K.
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Darcy Warn"
><bolddisaster@hotmail.com>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 11:36 PM
>Subject: [CR]Another Mystery Frame I.D.
>
>
>> Greetings-
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is a mystery bike that someone removed the badge from while
>spray
>> painting it at some point in time. This was a thrift store find.
>>
>>
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>> http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=1587910
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>>
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>> It has thickish chromed lugs and stays, it came with Campy 1010
>frame
>> ends, a campy 26.4 post, campy NR rear mech (Pat. 70 mark), 3T
>"spear"
>> stem, Weinmann centerpulls. The cranks are rather nice unmarked
>cottered
>> models. I haven't checked the threadings. It feels like a gaspipe
>frame
>> but I'm baffled by the nicer parts. The remaining parts were a dodgy
>mix
>> of Japanese and what-have-you rubbish added later on obviously. Note
>the
>> seat stay attachments also. The file marks are very noticeable,
>hasty
>> finish work is obvious. I can only guess it's a lower end Italian
>make?
>> I'd throw it out, but the odd features are interesting. Any help is
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Darcy Warn,
>>
>> near Boise
>>
>> ID