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1simplexnut 08-19-17 05:06 PM

What the ? Is this right ?
 
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saw this bike today on local NZ auction site .
Advertised as a Frejus .. I dont know anything about Frejus but this seat bolt just looks wrong!
What do you learned people think ?

3speedslow 08-19-17 05:12 PM

It looks just so wrong...

juvela 08-19-17 05:21 PM

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Frame likely exited works wearing a seat binder collar.

Perhaps the top of the seat tube got damaged and someone just decided to remove it, or they removed it for some aesthetic purpose.

Frejus seat lug w/binder collar:

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/frejusseat250.JPG

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juvela 08-19-17 05:38 PM

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Pic assist:

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoser.../631001669.jpg

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoser.../630676776.jpg

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoser.../630676710.jpg

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoser.../630676550.jpg

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoser.../630676371.jpg

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoser.../630676187.jpg

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoser.../630676047.jpg

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoser.../630675803.jpg

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1simplexnut 08-19-17 06:19 PM


Originally Posted by juvela (Post 19804309)
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Frame likely exited works wearing a seat binder collar.

Perhaps the top of the seat tube got damaged and someone just decided to remove it, or they removed it for some aesthetic purpose.

Frejus seat lug w/binder collar:

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/frejusseat250.JPG

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aha I see!
So collar is gone and some roughie has drilled through frame and seat post ! yikes

thank you

old's'cool 08-19-17 06:20 PM

Drew was here? :foo:

juvela 08-19-17 06:28 PM

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Some Frejus frames have regular seat binder ears. If the bicycle in question had them and they have been removed one should be able to view the "scars."

This Frejus dated 1963 has the ears:

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...1&d=1502841976

Frejus seat lugs are seen both with and without the vertical cutout slot. Also both with and without the binder ears.

Suspect machine in question may be a late fifties midliner, likely built of Falck or similar tubeset.

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non-fixie 08-20-17 01:25 AM

That's not right. Everybody knows the head should be on the drive side.

smontanaro 08-20-17 06:52 AM

On a positive note, I doubt the post will slip...

CroMo Mike 08-20-17 07:48 PM

It's probably stuck anyway.


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