I picked this bike up today, was advertised as "Titanium Road Race bike $200" Obviously, it's not, and I sure didn't pay that price. Here's the info I have: The bike was bought new at Performance in Chapel Hill NC, assume in the mid-80's. It came from Performance powdercoated as you see it, or else that paint is very thick. It is chro-mo, based on it's weight, which I'd put right there with a Tange 1 or 2. There are lugs on the bb, head tube, seat tube, with a seat stay attachment I've not seen. The dropouts appear to be steel, and note the rounded crown of the fork, then the lugs lower on down.

There are no decals or stickers on the frame, and no serial number. The owner bought it at Performance and said it was a "show bike," whatever that means.

The group is 105 6-sp indexed, and the L shifter ratchets. Crankset is 1050 170mm, but the wheels are Shimano 600 tricolor laced to Mavic Open 4 CD's with no hint of brake wear. I believe the seat post, a fluted Kalloy, is probably aftermarket, as is the Trek women-specific saddle. The stem is Nitto Technomic, and the bars are unmarked Performance sleeved models I've seen before. Calipers and levers are the 105 single pivot. The FD/RD are the two-tone style, dark grey accented.

It's a decent, light bike, shifts just fine, tires are obvious replacements that have been sitting. The bar wrap is gel, so that's been added. The owner thought the OEM tires were "narrower" than the 700x23 Eriliums. Her husband said he had the paperwork from Performance, but wasn't home to give it to me, and she couldn't find it. Frame is a square 57x57 and it fits me fine.

Any help at all either dating that frame or identifying it would be great. I'm not sure what Performance was up to in the mid-80's, but I know their store in Chapel Hill had either yet to get into the "catalog" business or was in the early stages. I've posted pics, and wonder if Performance had an in-house brand back then or this was someone else's doing that Performance decided to powder coat and sell...

Maybe someone was around then? Thanks for looking.