All of the better early 70s Italvegas take a 27.0mm seatpost, just like Dave's mystery bike. See proof of one in the Super Speciale I already pointed out, here: <http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/fujifish1/MarksVintageBikes/Marks_Torpado /album110/Italv76_SupSpec57SilvGreen21.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1>
I'm just sayin' is all... :) I have to admit though, that the semi wrap seat stay caps do look a bit French.
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:55:16 -0700 From: "c. andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR]re: mystery bike
Dave Bean wrote:
http://s112.photobucket.com/
I think it's Italian. 70mm BB shell, 26.6mm stem, 27.0mm seat post. BB says 36 x 24F. The seat stays curve partially around the top of the lug. The serial number is *412xxx* where the asterisks are little 5-pointed stars stamped in the BB shell. The frame has Campy dropouts and fork ends and may be chromed. At any rate, it seems nice and shiny where the paint is chipped. It is light, a comfortable rider, handles nicely, and behaves well no-hands.
Does anyone recognize this?
Thanks
David Bean
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I would have kept this off-list, except that I was curious about one thing. Anyone here ever seen an italian bike with seat-stay caps finished off that way? I can't say I have. It was probably done by someone in Italy, but who?
The seat-post size suggests french, and so do those caps, yes? I was almost ready to say it was a top-line Clements Falcon, but not with an italian-threaded bb...right?
I'm gonna guess it's something like a Lejeune or other french bike from the 70s, top-of-the-line... seems like many french bikes at the top of their respective lines were italian-style in the 70s..Interesting puzzle.
Charles Andrews
SoCal