Help with a UFO please.
12-07-11, 11:38 AM
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Help with a UFO please.
Please help ID: Looks Japanese to me. Repainted so no labels or badges. A heavier frame but better Japanese components, Suntour etc. with Shimano 105 gears. Campy dropouts.
12-07-11, 11:41 AM
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I dunno. Nothing about it screams Japanese to me; least of all the Campy dropouts. Do you know what the BB threading is?
12-07-11, 12:06 PM
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Looks like a French frankenbike to me.
12-07-11, 12:19 PM
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I've seen Windsors with the serial number on the seatpost like that.
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12-07-11, 12:58 PM
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+4 lugs and fork crown are Carrerra
12-07-11, 01:37 PM
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Thanks guys. That explains the Old World/New World look! Time to go to work on it.
12-07-11, 01:49 PM
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It certainly does appear to be an Acer-Mex product and a Windsor Carrera. The only thing throwing me off are the Campagnolo dropouts. The Carrera I've seen used Tange tubing with SunTour or Shimano dropouts, while the Campagnolo dropouts were typically reserved for the Columbus tubed frames. I'd be curious to know the seat post size and whether the bottom inside of the fork's steering column has Columus' five helical ridges.
12-07-11, 02:46 PM
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Cool - what do I win? 
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Is the head tube or fork tweaked?
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