I agree that it doesn't look like a Viner as I too recall a larger cut-out. And while I don't know about earlier versions, current?Viners are British thread BB. I know it doesn't make sense for an Italian bike but they are.?(I currently have three and have had three others in the past 5 years).
Rex Gilmore Vienna, VA
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Dockery <driveadime@msn.com> To: jgabus@gmail.com; Classic Bike <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 7:37 pm Subject: Re: [CR] Viner???
I doesn't look like any Viner I ve seen. I sold Viners for a number of yea rs in the early 80 and they all had star cut outs and never had crome (anyw here). The top of the fork crown had a star cut out too. Fork and BB woul d be Italian thread. The lugs on this bike also appear to be too long. I w ould say this frame is something else.........
Tom (I love my Viner) Dockery
Los Altos, California, USA
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> Is this really a Viner? Did they have a British BB? Looks to a nice clean
> frame but not a Viner.
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> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
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> Curious minds want to know.