Help identifying frame " \\\ on Drain Hole "
03-08-17, 05:04 AM
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Help identifying frame " \\\ on Drain Hole "
Hello, anyone who recognizes please? -
Columbus Cromor
1,370" x 24
Columbus dropouts
Columbus Cromor
1,370" x 24
Columbus dropouts
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03-08-17, 06:13 AM
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Lugs, seat cluster and BB shell look just like my Titan's. It's a Swiss co. but Italian built (by Billato?) The only difference is the brake bridge.
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03-08-17, 06:36 AM
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03-08-17, 06:40 AM
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03-08-17, 12:42 PM
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The story behind this is: Titan is no longer. Someone on eBay must have bought a warehouse of NOS frames and was selling them. No decals were applied to the frame, but he included the ones for mine in an envelope. I did not apply them. All the frames were different paint schemes and types of tubing. Mine looks like it's SLX, but doesn't have a tubing decal either. It came with no fork. I'm using an old Somec fork.
Compared to your frame. The brake bridge is different, I have Campy rear drops and my lower head tube lug cutout appears to be a little more heart shaped.
03-08-17, 01:09 PM
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That could be a Silva BB shell. It looks exactly like the one used long, long ago by Condor Cycles when they built my first custom.
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03-08-17, 01:17 PM
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The story behind this is: Titan is no longer. Someone on eBay must have bought a warehouse of NOS frames and was selling them. No decals were applied to the frame, but he included the ones for mine in an envelope. I did not apply them. All the frames were different paint schemes and types of tubing. Mine looks like it's SLX, but doesn't have a tubing decal either. It came with no fork. I'm using an old Somec fork.
Compared to your frame. The brake bridge is different, I have Campy rear drops and my lower head tube lug cutout appears to be a little more heart shaped.[/QUOTE]
thank you so much.
I also checked some photos on Google and it's probably really titan. I have a fork and because it is in a similar state as the frame (a very small rust), I think that is it original - has columbus dropouts...
No frames decal set - except columbus cromor decal on the frame and fork. I'd like some frame decals "titan" bought, but I found only here, but a little expensive ... T - Titan - VeloCals
Compared to your frame. The brake bridge is different, I have Campy rear drops and my lower head tube lug cutout appears to be a little more heart shaped.[/QUOTE]
thank you so much.
I also checked some photos on Google and it's probably really titan. I have a fork and because it is in a similar state as the frame (a very small rust), I think that is it original - has columbus dropouts...
No frames decal set - except columbus cromor decal on the frame and fork. I'd like some frame decals "titan" bought, but I found only here, but a little expensive ... T - Titan - VeloCals
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03-08-17, 01:30 PM
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03-08-17, 02:00 PM
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Yes DD has it right it is a Silva product and investment-cast, check out the Ceeway website for a few pix of other Silva items (IF you can navigate that website, it's clunky!). Does NOT tell who built the frame but many of those fork-less Titans sold on eBay were probably built by the Billato or the Bonati contractors in proximity to Carlo Dosenno (who painted most of them).
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