Originally Posted by
63_dorinte
This came to me as a frameset, older repaint, no decals, Hsin Lung fork, and the only reason I think it is a Lotus is the seatstays:
Looks kind of like the Elite posted on your website.
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Ahhhhhh, a little thread derail never hurt anybody.
It does look like a Pacific Cycles bike built for Lotus in Taiwan. Probably an Elite if it has forged dropouts. Pacific Cycles built the entry-level Lotus bikes from about 1982 until 1984-85-ish. They built the Elite, Elan, Prestige, some versions of the Special and possibly the Sprint track bike. Many Pacific Cycles models have the serial number on the seat tube near the bottom bracket. We also have seen some examples of Pacific Cycles bare frames and/or warranty frames being sold and they can carry odd or no serial numbers.