Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - Need help identifying a bike made in Belgium

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beakgeek
02-19-12, 01:41 PM
This is a bike that belongs to a guy my daughter knows. He said his grandpa bought it in Belgium. I checked it for any sort of serial numbers or marks and can't find anything in the usual places - bottom bracket, etc.

I am attaching images in hopes that it can be identified.

http://www.naturepixels.com/belgian/IMG_9523.jpg

http://www.naturepixels.com/belgian/IMG_9524.jpg

http://www.naturepixels.com/belgian/IMG_9530.jpg

http://www.naturepixels.com/belgian/IMG_9533.jpg

http://www.naturepixels.com/belgian/IMG_9539.jpg

http://www.naturepixels.com/belgian/IMG_9541.jpg

http://www.naturepixels.com/belgian/IMG_9542.jpg

http://www.naturepixels.com/belgian/IMG_9538.jpg

Thanks for any help you can give.

T-Mar
02-19-12, 02:14 PM
This is top notch frame, using the Reynolds 531SL tubeset. The interesting thing is that it is Campagnolo equipped but uses Shimano dropouts. This suggests a sponsorship tie with Shimano and the two Belgium brands I'm aware of with that association were Flandria and Superia. However, I'm not familiar enough with either to make a positive identification. Perhaps the names would ring a bell?
beakgeek
02-20-12, 10:25 AM
This is top notch frame, using the Reynolds 531SL tubeset. The interesting thing is that it is Campagnolo equipped but uses Shimano dropouts. This suggests a sponsorship tie with Shimano and the two Belgium brands I'm aware of with that association were Flandria and Superia. However, I'm not familiar enough with either to make a positive identification. Perhaps the names would ring a bell?

Thank you T-Mar!

I did some Google searches and have seen similar frames that were Flandria, not the Superia. Hopefully, there is a Flandria/Superia expert that can chime in.