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03-06-12, 07:14 PM
Hello,
I hope it’s ok to join the forum with the aim of learning about my frame…I don’t really have much to else contribute at this stage.
Firstly, I bought this bike 26 years ago around Coogee in Sydney Australia, from a bloke who seemed to be pretty well into cycling - he also gave me a whole bunch of gear, shoes, gloves, nicks, oakleys, etc., for about $400. That’s all I remember of the sale.
I then stripped the frame and sprayed it up with primer, undercoats and finish coats in a black fleck paint, and re-installed all the bits (or most of them anyway…) Before this, the frame was metallic red, and there was a gold (I think) hand painted highlight around the lugs on the tubes. I do not remember any stickers, but maybe there were some. I changed the rear derailleur, and added the cateye, other than that it is pretty much how I bought it in terms of gear.
For about 5 years I would do up to 150km a few times a week for fitness around North Western Sydney; but then I found beer, girls etc, and have only moved it with me over the years.
Now I am toying with the idea of returning it to the road, and am keen to find out a bit about the frame, as it’s pretty light, and maybe the lugs might indicate a good frame. I know she is in a pretty poor state right now, but before I toy with it, I thought it best to try to find out what I mite be toying with.
I cannot find any other serial numbers on the frame other than on the bottom lug, which I assume is the Nervex lug code which I think reads 53oz384.o222E38.
So, can anybody please suggest ways I might find more info on what it may be, or point to any identifying features on the frame?
Thanks,
Justin.
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I hope it’s ok to join the forum with the aim of learning about my frame…I don’t really have much to else contribute at this stage.
Firstly, I bought this bike 26 years ago around Coogee in Sydney Australia, from a bloke who seemed to be pretty well into cycling - he also gave me a whole bunch of gear, shoes, gloves, nicks, oakleys, etc., for about $400. That’s all I remember of the sale.
I then stripped the frame and sprayed it up with primer, undercoats and finish coats in a black fleck paint, and re-installed all the bits (or most of them anyway…) Before this, the frame was metallic red, and there was a gold (I think) hand painted highlight around the lugs on the tubes. I do not remember any stickers, but maybe there were some. I changed the rear derailleur, and added the cateye, other than that it is pretty much how I bought it in terms of gear.
For about 5 years I would do up to 150km a few times a week for fitness around North Western Sydney; but then I found beer, girls etc, and have only moved it with me over the years.
Now I am toying with the idea of returning it to the road, and am keen to find out a bit about the frame, as it’s pretty light, and maybe the lugs might indicate a good frame. I know she is in a pretty poor state right now, but before I toy with it, I thought it best to try to find out what I mite be toying with.
I cannot find any other serial numbers on the frame other than on the bottom lug, which I assume is the Nervex lug code which I think reads 53oz384.o222E38.
So, can anybody please suggest ways I might find more info on what it may be, or point to any identifying features on the frame?
Thanks,
Justin.
240316 240326 240325 240324 240323 240322 240321 240320 240319 240318 240317 240327