I picked up a bike last night for a good price.

Shimano 500ex (exage) crankset with biopace rings
uncut pinarello fork (an obvious replacement)
procraft stem
shimano 600 downtube shifters and aero levers
Sachs Bars (says Made in Italy Brevettato)
Mavic MA50 wheelset with shimano exage hubs
the plastic cable guide that goes under the BB says made in france

Frame:
Heatube to top tube lug says BCM on the bottom (clearly i think this is a lug brand...not bike branding)
Head tube appears to have the number 60 on the left side bottom and a 73 stamped on the right.
There doesnt appear to be anything fancy about the lugs at all.

Gipeme rear dropouts

THe tubing is the strange part.
It has Mannesmann tubes

THe sticker for the tubes is still on the seat tube and it is german i believe.
The bottom of the sticker reads Patria WKC. I know this is a brand of bike..but it could be the plant where the tubes were made as well. IM not sure....but the more research i do leads me to believe that the brand is Patria WKC. For instance (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eisenhe...n/photostream/)

that example shows different decals. i know that the previous head tube decal on this on mine was a rectagle shaped decal because i can make out the outline of it at least i think i can.

anyone have any idea about these bikes? Id imagine an 80s vintage would be about right for this frame.

I got it from a person who got it and didnt know anything about it. IM wondering if someone brought it back from overseas and ended up at the thrift store. IM pretty sure the previous owner picked it up at the thrift store back in 2003 or 2004 (which was an incredible find). He put 1000s of miles on it and it needs a major cleaning. It is dirty...and i mean DIRTY. It will need everything overhauled and gone through....


i started going through it tonight. It is the dirtier than any car ive worked on. THick black grease everywhere and it wont come off I need to stop and get another bottle of cleaner already.

If got it completely torn down with the exception of the wheels. That is whole other process and project. (mavic MA50)

One thing i cant get out is the damn headset cups. Ive tried a large socket and medium taps with a rubber mallet and nothing....top or bottom. ANyone have a trick here. These are stubborn...and i mean stubborn.

Here are some pics in no random order

Its ugly.....and pretty filthy: