Old 07-28-10, 07:15 PM
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MajorA
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Bikes: '72 Bob Jackson; '82 Austro-Daimler Starleicht; '85 Scapin; '80 Peugeot PKN-10; '81 Trek 610; '87 Hunter Corsa; '72 Italvega and '75 Motobecane Grand Jubillee frames built into freewheel singlespeeds.

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I picked up a very similar Scapin on eBay for about $200 a couple of years back; it was equipped with circa '85 Victory, and built with Aelle tubing. I know that Aelle gets pooh-poohed on C/V, but it's a very rideable frame ... and after stripping off the Victory drivetrain and replacing with '70's Nuovo Record, and kitting it out with a Campy tubular wheelset, it weighs in at a very respectable 21 pounds.

And now I must confess: the paint was really chipped when I got it, and I didn't think an Aelle frame was worth a real respray, so I **ahem** stripped it and powdercoated it in black. Since one of the cool things about Scapin frames is the name embossed in the seatstays, and the "three circles" logo on the headtube lug, I painted those silver. It looks pretty nice, if I do say so.
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