Originally Posted by
non-fixie
Welcome,
velology ! Posting pictures in forum posts is allowed only once you have a post count of 10. Sorry about that, but this is an anti-spam measure that seems to serve us well. In the meantime you can upload pictures to your own album (see "Gallery") which we will be able to see and re-post here.
The "71" on the seat tube looks to be the seat tube angle, which is often stamped on the seat lug, and not a serial number. Frames from the Amsterdam shop and from the Fongers factory both have their serial numbers stamped on the lower head tube lug, so we can eliminate those. Cové stamped their numbers on the BB shell, but "4510" seems to be short of one or two digits for a Cové serial number.
Anyway, pictures would help a lot to determine what you have. Looking forward to those!
That's okay. I totally understand. As far as the serial number is concerned, the shell is blank. The 4510/4610 I quoted to you is where the rear wheel slots into frame, opposite side to the cassette. From what I've learned recently the previous owner (Australian) rode it around Europe back in the 70s and must have brought it home. There are just none in Australia that I can see anywhere online. All the running gear fits ...the cove` decal... the Luxe Gitan neck... Is it possible to get a little more instruction on what you mean by "see Gallery"?
Thanks so much