Locally for c$50. Never heard of a Torrot before. Made in Spain. Photos for posterity

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-road-bike/wi...ationFlag=true

Any idea what the tubing is? Look like a fun 1X?.

Seat tube outer diameter (probably 28.6mm, maybe 28.0 -- I am not familiar w/ Spanish bikes)?
Seat post diameter?
The difference between the two will tell you something about the frame tubing.

I was thinking it's a love child of Zeus and Peugeot, but perhaps it's non-original components confused me.


Not quite enough photos to conclude anything. Is that an integral derailer hanger?


What are the rims and hubs? I'm wondering how many of it's components might have come from a donor Peugeot.


Frame angles look to be on the "slack" side, so assuming it's a price-point sport-tourer from the bike boom or perhaps shortly after.

At Eroica California last week, I met a guy named Ray from Oregon with a Torrot. I'd never seen one, so I took a pic of the headtube logo and posted it on my IG. A couple of minutes later, a friend from Spain sent me this, "The brand was founded in 1948 in Vitoria (Basque Country) by Luis Iriondo. In the 1950s Mr. Iriondo made a deal with Terrot to sell under his license, but after the French brand was absorbed by Peugeot, the Spaniard decided to re-name his brand as "Torrot" and create his own destiny."

The bike I saw at Eroica had a French threaded bottom bracket and headset.

Scott

In 1948 Luis Iriondo founded IRIONDO Sociedad Anonima in Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain, been neighbour of BH and Orbea he had to fight for staying afloat, in 50' distributes and builts french motorcycles TERROT. Peugeot buys Terrot in 1958 closing it in 1960.
The clever Mr. Iriondo swaps the "e" and so Torrot is born. Torrot made hundreds of mopeds and bicycles until mid 80', most of them were workhorses reliable but not very refined. Closed in mids 80' they reopen in 2011 building electric mopeds, billing 13.000.000 euros last year.

Actually you will find a lot of french heritage in torrot.
I found more than 1000 "torrot" in "milanuncios", somekind of spanish CL. Maybe you could find your bike family.
https://www.milanuncios.com/anuncios...eta-torrot.htm

If you dont read spanish and you find something interesting port me the link and I'll translate technical details..Good luck

Sorry I did not try to correct you, I was typing so slowly cause Im posting from my mobil that I read your post after I finished mine.

Wow, that's quite some in depth info on that company, Marco. The bike is gone by now. Would have been good for someones' collection I suppose, considering they aren't common in north america.

This forum is definitely the place to learn about uncommon (and common) marques. I am consistently impressed with the depth and breadth of knowledge here, and I learn something every time I log on.

Spanish bicycles typically used French threading until around the mid-1980s. The lack of brazed-on fittings in conjunction with forged dropouts having an integral hanger, long axle slot and eyelets, suggests 1970s and most likely boom era. As such, the seat tube is probably metric standard, with a 28.0mm outer diameter. As noted by John,the post diameter will be a good indicator of tubing grade. The frame appears at least mid-range, with mostly non-OEM components.