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Frame Id Help Needed
I have aquired a pretty neat lugged steel frame of uncertain heritage.
Here are some clues, can you help. Poorly painted? repainted? orange/red with Paramount Team Schwinn decals: http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/r...nt_rainbow.php The bottom bracket shell is stamped Cinelli with the New Style logo, ?? after sale to Colombo family??? Also has number 454 under the logo stamped in the frame. Columbus tubing dove stamped on steerer tube with the 454 stamped there too. Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Frame stamped on the non-drive side, above the rear drop out where the seat and chain stays meet: J833? (Can't make last number). Rear dropouts are chrome, Campy and nearly horizontal. Fork drop outs are also chrome Campy. Campy BB and headset. Downtube shifter mount points are part of the frame, not chrome wrap around... Frame pump pin on headtube, three brake cable guides on top of the top tube. Shifter cable routing above the BB and looks like part of the lug. No chrome other than chain stay. Love a mystery! If you want to help, I'll take pictures for you. Would appreciate any info and/or links to websites. Thanks for reading! Glenn |
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On Mar 16, 12:11*pm, Glenn OConnor wrote:
I have aquired a pretty neat lugged steel frame of uncertain heritage. Here are some clues, can you help. Poorly painted? repainted? orange/red with Paramount Team Schwinn decals:http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/r...ramount_rainbo... The bottom bracket shell is stamped Cinelli with the New Style logo, ?? after sale to Colombo family??? *Also has number 454 under the logo stamped in the frame. *Columbus tubing dove stamped on steerer tube with the 454 stamped there too. *Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Frame stamped on the non-drive side, above the rear drop out where the seat and chain stays meet: J833? (Can't make last number). *Rear dropouts are chrome, Campy and nearly horizontal. *Fork drop outs are also chrome Campy. Campy BB and headset. *Downtube shifter mount points are part of the frame, not chrome wrap around... *Frame pump pin on headtube, three brake cable guides on top of the top tube. *Shifter cable routing above the BB and looks like part of the lug. *No chrome other than chain stay. Love a mystery! *If you want to help, I'll take pictures for you. *Would appreciate any info and/or links to websites. Thanks for reading! Except for the peculiar serial numbers, you have described 90% of the Italian bikes imported in to the US during the 80s (and many custom USA frames). You should post a picture. Are there cut-outs in the BB or in the lugs? What is the stay design -- fast-back, flat cap, spoons (like Masi?). Long 1010 drop outs or 1010B? -- Jay Beattie. |
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On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:11:27 -0400, Glenn OConnor
wrote: I have aquired a pretty neat lugged steel frame of uncertain heritage. Here are some clues, can you help. Poorly painted? repainted? orange/red with Paramount Team Schwinn decals: http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/r...nt_rainbow.php The bottom bracket shell is stamped Cinelli with the New Style logo, ?? after sale to Colombo family??? Also has number 454 under the logo stamped in the frame. Columbus tubing dove stamped on steerer tube with the 454 stamped there too. Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Frame stamped on the non-drive side, above the rear drop out where the seat and chain stays meet: J833? (Can't make last number). Rear dropouts are chrome, Campy and nearly horizontal. Fork drop outs are also chrome Campy. Campy BB and headset. Downtube shifter mount points are part of the frame, not chrome wrap around... Frame pump pin on headtube, three brake cable guides on top of the top tube. Shifter cable routing above the BB and looks like part of the lug. No chrome other than chain stay. Love a mystery! If you want to help, I'll take pictures for you. Would appreciate any info and/or links to websites. Thanks for reading! Glenn Dear Glenn, If RBT regulars can't identify your bike, try this place: http://oldroads.com/ They have a picture and detail database: http://oldroads.com/index.html#mvb_pd And you can just ask on the vintage lightweights discussion area: http://oldroads.com/d_ltw_def.asp?rec_count=1 Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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Jay Beattie wrote:
On Mar 16, 12:11 pm, Glenn OConnor wrote: I have aquired a pretty neat lugged steel frame of uncertain heritage. Here are some clues, can you help. Poorly painted? repainted? orange/red with Paramount Team Schwinn decals:http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/r...ramount_rainbo... The bottom bracket shell is stamped Cinelli with the New Style logo, ?? after sale to Colombo family??? Also has number 454 under the logo stamped in the frame. Columbus tubing dove stamped on steerer tube with the 454 stamped there too. Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Frame stamped on the non-drive side, above the rear drop out where the seat and chain stays meet: J833? (Can't make last number). Rear dropouts are chrome, Campy and nearly horizontal. Fork drop outs are also chrome Campy. Campy BB and headset. Downtube shifter mount points are part of the frame, not chrome wrap around... Frame pump pin on headtube, three brake cable guides on top of the top tube. Shifter cable routing above the BB and looks like part of the lug. No chrome other than chain stay. Love a mystery! If you want to help, I'll take pictures for you. Would appreciate any info and/or links to websites. Thanks for reading! Except for the peculiar serial numbers, you have described 90% of the Italian bikes imported in to the US during the 80s (and many custom USA frames). You should post a picture. Are there cut-outs in the BB or in the lugs? What is the stay design -- fast-back, flat cap, spoons (like Masi?). Long 1010 drop outs or 1010B? -- Jay Beattie. Jay, you confirmed my suspicion. If anyone wants to look at the frame and throw in your two cents, I appreciate your time. The question is really, Is This A Paramount? Thanks Glenn http://web.mac.com/dabrains/Mystery_...port.html#grid |
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Glenn OConnor wrote:
I have aquired a pretty neat lugged steel frame of uncertain heritage. Here are some clues, can you help. Poorly painted? repainted? orange/red with Paramount Team Schwinn decals:http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/r...ramount_rainbo... The bottom bracket shell is stamped Cinelli with the New Style logo, ?? after sale to Colombo family??? Also has number 454 under the logo stamped in the frame. Columbus tubing dove stamped on steerer tube with the 454 stamped there too. Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Frame stamped on the non-drive side, above the rear drop out where the seat and chain stays meet: J833? (Can't make last number). Rear dropouts are chrome, Campy and nearly horizontal. Fork drop outs are also chrome Campy. Campy BB and headset. Downtube shifter mount points are part of the frame, not chrome wrap around... Frame pump pin on headtube, three brake cable guides on top of the top tube. Shifter cable routing above the BB and looks like part of the lug. No chrome other than chain stay. Love a mystery! If you want to help, I'll take pictures for you. Would appreciate any info and/or links to websites. Jay Beattie wrote: Except for the peculiar serial numbers, you have described 90% of the Italian bikes imported in to the US during the 80s (and many custom USA frames). You should post a picture. Are there cut-outs in the BB or in the lugs? What is the stay design -- fast-back, flat cap, spoons (like Masi?). Long 1010 drop outs or 1010B? -- Jay Beattie. Glenn OConnor wrote: Jay, you confirmed my suspicion. If anyone wants to look at the frame and throw in your two cents, I appreciate your time. The question is really, Is This A Paramount? http://web.mac.com/dabrains/Mystery_...port.html#grid No. Mid-80s Italian frameset - could be from any of dozens of builders. Just not Schwinn Paramount. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Mar 17, 5:10*pm, A Muzi wrote:
Glenn OConnor wrote: I have aquired a pretty neat lugged steel frame of uncertain heritage. Here are some clues, can you help. Poorly painted? repainted? orange/red with Paramount Team Schwinn decals:http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/r...ramount_rainbo... The bottom bracket shell is stamped Cinelli with the New Style logo, ?? after sale to Colombo family??? *Also has number 454 under the logo stamped in the frame. *Columbus tubing dove stamped on steerer tube with the 454 stamped there too. *Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Frame stamped on the non-drive side, above the rear drop out where the seat and chain stays meet: J833? (Can't make last number). *Rear dropouts are chrome, Campy and nearly horizontal. *Fork drop outs are also chrome Campy. Campy BB and headset. *Downtube shifter mount points are part of the frame, not chrome wrap around... *Frame pump pin on headtube, three brake cable guides on top of the top tube. *Shifter cable routing above the BB and looks like part of the lug. *No chrome other than chain stay. Love a mystery! *If you want to help, I'll take pictures for you. *Would appreciate any info and/or links to websites. Jay Beattie wrote: Except for the peculiar serial numbers, you have described 90% of the Italian bikes imported in to the US during the 80s (and many custom USA frames). *You should post a picture. Are there cut-outs in the BB or in the lugs? What is the stay design -- fast-back, flat cap, spoons (like Masi?). *Long 1010 drop outs or 1010B? -- Jay Beattie. Glenn OConnor wrote: Jay, you confirmed my suspicion. *If anyone wants to look at the frame and throw in your two cents, I appreciate your time. The question is really, Is This A Paramount? http://web.mac.com/dabrains/Mystery_...port.html#grid No. Mid-80s Italian frameset - could be from any of dozens of builders. Just not Schwinn Paramount. Andy, I defer to your vast wealth of bicycle knowledge, but it could be a custom built American. The seat lug has a higher point that the usual Italian offerings, and the lugs are thinner. I also don't see the usual cut outs, stamps, pantographs, logos etc. that were popular on even the POS Italian frames in the '80s. It has to be someone who built enough to use a serial number. If it were a big name American frame, though, I couldn't imagine putting Paramount stickers on it. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Glenn OConnor wrote:
I have aquired a pretty neat lugged steel frame of uncertain heritage. Here are some clues, can you help. Poorly painted? repainted? orange/red with Paramount Team Schwinn decals:http://www.waterfordbikes.com/site/r...ramount_rainbo... The bottom bracket shell is stamped Cinelli with the New Style logo, ?? after sale to Colombo family??? Also has number 454 under the logo stamped in the frame. Columbus tubing dove stamped on steerer tube with the 454 stamped there too. Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Frame stamped on the non-drive side, above the rear drop out where the seat and chain stays meet: J833? (Can't make last number). Rear dropouts are chrome, Campy and nearly horizontal. Fork drop outs are also chrome Campy. Campy BB and headset. Downtube shifter mount points are part of the frame, not chrome wrap around... Frame pump pin on headtube, three brake cable guides on top of the top tube. Shifter cable routing above the BB and looks like part of the lug. No chrome other than chain stay. Love a mystery! If you want to help, I'll take pictures for you. Would appreciate any info and/or links to websites. Jay Beattie wrote: Except for the peculiar serial numbers, you have described 90% of the Italian bikes imported in to the US during the 80s (and many custom USA frames). You should post a picture. Are there cut-outs in the BB or in the lugs? What is the stay design -- fast-back, flat cap, spoons (like Masi?). Long 1010 drop outs or 1010B? -- Jay Beattie. Glenn OConnor wrote: Jay, you confirmed my suspicion. If anyone wants to look at the frame and throw in your two cents, I appreciate your time. The question is really, Is This A Paramount? http://web.mac.com/dabrains/Mystery_...port.html#grid A Muzi wrote: No. Mid-80s Italian frameset - could be from any of dozens of builders. Just not Schwinn Paramount. Jay Beattie wrote: Andy, I defer to your vast wealth of bicycle knowledge, but it could be a custom built American. The seat lug has a higher point that the usual Italian offerings, and the lugs are thinner. I also don't see the usual cut outs, stamps, pantographs, logos etc. that were popular on even the POS Italian frames in the '80s. It has to be someone who built enough to use a serial number. If it were a big name American frame, though, I couldn't imagine putting Paramount stickers on it. -- I agree, Jay. Certainly could be a not-Italian Italianate '80s frame, just not a Schwinn Paramount. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Glenn OConnor wrote:
Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Not BCM? That would be Bocama -- /Marten info(apestaartje)m-gineering(punt)nl |
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On Mar 18, 6:32*am, M-gineering wrote:
Glenn OConnor wrote: Some stamped letters above the front brake holes in the fork crown looks like AFM or the like. Not BCM? That would be Bocama -- /Marten info(apestaartje)m-gineering(punt)nl yup |
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