Originally Posted by
unworthy1
Scapins are very nice bikes...judging from the details and components I'd guess that this is a slightly "budget" frame perhaps built of Aelle tubing...nevertheless, a great find and even better given the price! Clean it up (you might need oxalic acid) and ride that thing.
Edit: SLOW DOWN, don't start in with the hacksaw until you've tried less harsh methods...mix acetone with ATF 50-50 and apply liberally...get a small propane torch and carefully heat things up...allow plenty of time for stuff to work.
+1...It's a Scapin, but this looks like a MUCH lower end bike and far less refined than the one I recently flipped...the frame details are far less sharp...the components are much lower end campy...and the condition is rough.