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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:31:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: tim fates <timfates@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Hello All

Hi there, &nbsp; My name is Tim Fates and I'm from Walnut Creek, (Nothern) California, and I, too obsess over vintage lightweights.&nbsp; I feel like I just introduced myself to a support group.&nbsp; My primary ride is a mountain bike, but my current obsession and soon to be commuter/ recreational vehicle is a mystery frame I've been builing up.&nbsp; I started the project with the intention of building up a beater single speed to learn more about working on bikes and to have a project, and now that I've totally blown my budget (quintipled it), I'm passed the point of no return. &nbsp; Let me tell you a little about the frame.&nbsp; I've attached some not so great quality photos of the "before" if you're interested.&nbsp; I'm hoping to have the bike rideable this weekend, so if there's any interest, I'd be happy to post the "after".&nbsp; The frame is Italian, I purchased it at a semi - local bike shop in Berkeley, CA.&nbsp; The proprietor told me he thought it might be an Atala, mid to late 60's.&nbsp; It was pretty beat up - lots of rust and some really unfortunate dents in the seat stays from a rack of some sort.&nbsp; I've logged more hours than I care to admit trying to ID the frame, and I'm just about ready to settle on it being a mystery bike.&nbsp; In addition to the photos, I'll list some other identifiyng marks and numbers below if anyone cares to take a guess at the make.&nbsp; &nbsp; I've since painted the frame black, keeping the chrome lugs and tips, I kept the cottered cranks (re-tapped them to 9/16 - they were French), and mostly everything else is a mix of new/ more modern stuff (Nitto stem/ bars, Mavic wheels, etc.).&nbsp; I just need some pedals to arrive, and I'm rolling.&nbsp; I'm pretty excited. &nbsp; Here are the serial numbers, etc. if anyone would care to help with the identification:&nbsp; R725538 - on the seattube below the seat cluster MFN8978 - bottom bracket shell, somehwat haphazardly 22.5- twice on BB shell, once on steerer tube 7 - once on the BB shell, once on the steerer tube Brev Capagnolo -&nbsp;on each dropout &nbsp; If you made it this far, thanks for looking!
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Tim Fates
Walnut Creek, CA&nbsp;
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