Originally Posted by
big chainring
... He's greatly undereducated as can be seen in his spelling of crank. I have little patience for guys like this.
I concur. Perhaps he is a "krank."
The serial number would help us identify the pedigree (with a closer look, I now concur w/ your "Japanese" guess), and the seatpost diameter would confirm or rule out a high-quality butted moly steel.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069