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Old 11-22-13 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBlue
OK: My bike only has crimped top and downtubes, so does that make it a Sarroni/Nuovo Mexico. Or, because it has shifter bosses on top of the downtube, is it a Profil CX which should have "all main tubes crimped".
Neither. It makes it a Profil CX as described here: Profil (1982-1983) which has a main triangle with all tubes crimped with CX fork or the Profil CX (1984-1985) which is the same as Profil (all main tubes crimped) but with aero shifter bosses on the top of the down tube.

The only difference with yours is that, as I suspected and noted earlier, it is missing its CX fork and has a replacement 70s Super/Mexico fork.

For clarity's sake, this is a CX fork:



Note the flatter blade profile and the "CX" engraving. The photo shows it on an Oval CX, the ultimate distillation of the Profil concept.

Oh, and for what it's worth, I am unsure about the accuracy of the statement "all main tubes crimped". I've seen the top and downtubes crimped, but not the seat tube. That doesn't mean there isn't one out there, of course, that would prove me wrong

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