Help Identifying Frame 1/2
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Help Identifying Frame 1/2
I bought a couple of frames for the cheap from an old guy who restores bicycles as a hobby. I wanted to try my hand on these frames and pick up some skill and knowledge before I started dumping money on more expensive builds. Here are the pictures for the first frame. I intend to build a beefy tourer out of this.
The decals/manufacturer logo was not present. There were signs of them existing though. It had a DIN sticker attached to it, with the German "Kontroller No" on the base, I am assuming a European origin. Please let me know if you need more pictures of the frame.
The decals/manufacturer logo was not present. There were signs of them existing though. It had a DIN sticker attached to it, with the German "Kontroller No" on the base, I am assuming a European origin. Please let me know if you need more pictures of the frame.
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Whatever it is, it is a very, very low-end frame. If you're going to go to some trouble to build up a bike, I would not use this frame. The Schwinn is a better starting point.
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I am far from an expert (see signature) but that one looks like scrap metal. The problem with not wanting to start with a nicer frame is the components cost the same, and usually more than the whole bike, so building a junk frame is a money loosing proposition. What you want to do is REbuild a nice bike.
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You might try the Danish serial numbers. I cannot read the start of the serial number, but it ends with an "H". In the Danish system that means year 1949, 1971, or 1992.
LONGJOHN.ORG - Determining age and manufacturer of a Long John bike
Danish bicycle VIN-system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
LONGJOHN.ORG - Determining age and manufacturer of a Long John bike
Danish bicycle VIN-system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Doing anything to those would lead to total KAOS
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this thread needs to be sent to agent LXLIX.
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hello hariharan85,
the secret to the mystery is kept safely in Bianchigirll's shoephone.
the secret to the mystery is kept safely in Bianchigirll's shoephone.
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Kynast of West Germany
@hariharan85, I found another Kontroll Nr.
Kynast of West Germany as found at:
********** **********???: KYNAST CITY BIKE 80s MADE IN W GERMANY
Kynast of West Germany as found at:
********** **********???: KYNAST CITY BIKE 80s MADE IN W GERMANY
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Wow, @Hummer
That was a great find. I think its the same bike going from the head tube lug shape. I still have the frame as it is. It looks too bad to build it back up.
Thank you.
That was a great find. I think its the same bike going from the head tube lug shape. I still have the frame as it is. It looks too bad to build it back up.
Thank you.
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Wow, @Hummer
That was a great find. I think its the same bike going from the head tube lug shape. I still have the frame as it is. It looks too bad to build it back up.
Thank you.
That was a great find. I think its the same bike going from the head tube lug shape. I still have the frame as it is. It looks too bad to build it back up.
Thank you.
We finally "Got Smart", about this bicycle.