Re: [CR]Trying to identify my vintage track frame

Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:14:46 -0800
From: "Rich Pinder" <rpinder@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: [CR]Trying to identify my vintage track frame
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To: Mark Petry <mpetry@bainbridge.net>
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

I was wondering about it being French. The seat stay tops, with the 'indented crease' in the middle: http://flickr.com/photos/ofstuff/2152558949/in/set-72157603454513383/

....look a lot like my Motobecane Grand Record: http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/images/moto6.jpg referring page: http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/motobecane.html

Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA

Mark Petry wrote:
> It is an RGF bottom bracket, an excellent part, also used on Moto "Team
> Champion".
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> French bike, sans doubt!
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> Mark Petry
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> Bainbridge Island, WA USA
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> << ....pictures on flickr...
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> http://flickr.com/photos/ofstuff/sets/72157603454513383/
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> There are also some letters KGF (or CGF?) on the bottom bracket portion of
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> the frame. Someone told me the WB made them think of W B Hurlow. >>
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> Taylor:
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> I would say it is definitely not a WB Hurlow.... Among other things, the
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> seat stay top eye treatment is not his style.
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> Have you checked the threading in the BB? Because I would have guessed
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> it's a French bike. That "squashed-and hammered" seat stay tops, plus (I
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> think) Nervex Legere lugs, plus bb shell, all look very French to me...
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> I think the fork crown looks right too, I would guess it's a later 1960s
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> to mid 1970s.
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> (Also, Taylor, please not the CR list requires a complete sign off on
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> messages, incl fist & last name, city, state and country. See mine below...)