Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - identify the frame builder?

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sefb222
09-10-07, 05:50 AM
currently building this bike.. semi-cheap ebay purchase. wondering if anyone can identify the builder.


http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8024/img1526xh4.jpg

thanks!

bonechilling
09-10-07, 06:26 AM
Is that steel or aluminum?
sefb222
09-10-07, 06:34 AM
it's steel.

doesnt seem as heavy as i would have expected though.. given the oversized bottom tube.

the fork is polished aluminum

dutret
09-10-07, 06:39 AM
doesnt seem as heavy as i would have expected though.. given the oversized bottom tube.

with the exception of really cheap bikes where it's done for looks OS tubes are lighter because the walls can be made thinner without compromizing stiffness.
na975
09-10-07, 03:52 PM
i say its a Pake w/ nice paint job.
el twe
09-10-07, 03:56 PM
It's from the Netherlands.
BRANDUNE
09-10-07, 04:03 PM
I dont know what that thing is, but it looks nice
DDYTDY
09-10-07, 04:04 PM
I was watching that on Ebay. Nice Buy!
CF4L
09-10-07, 04:08 PM
1) what did the auction say?

2) do you have any other pics?

3) Is anything stamped? (ie. the bottom bracket or fork ends)
baxtefer
09-10-07, 04:17 PM
It's from the Netherlands.

yup.
Ruud's is a bike shop in Hilversum

says so right on the frame :D
give 'em a call: 035 - 6857227
It's not unusual for a shop to have a resident framebuilder.

http://www.zoekned.nl/Hilversum/470673_Ruud's+GIANTshop
kidtwisty
09-10-07, 04:57 PM
looks like you're puncturing your couch there gibroni
sefb222
09-10-07, 05:10 PM
looks like you're puncturing your couch there gibroni

seller's pic.

i'll take some more pics when it's built up. polished up a rough set of 75's and they look like new.. with the polished fork, 3T stem,(and assorted other goodies) blue anodized gran compe "carnival" hubs, and some silver mavic hoops, she's gonna look pretty slick.

tomorrow i'll see whats up with stampings.. there's nice shimano drops (or ends, or whatever they are "supposed" to be called)
mvillan
09-13-07, 02:45 AM
not a pake..