Vintage CX bike or tourer? Identification help
05-06-18, 01:15 AM
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Vintage CX bike or tourer? Identification help
So , found this ad on a local forum complete with horrible blurry pictures. But, it looks interesting insofar I know that dedicated vintage s
teel CX bikes are fairly rare. Could someone shed a light on weather this is indeed a cyclocross bike and not a tourer?
What i see for far:
- steel frame with decent dropouts
-cannot distinguish water bottle studs (race frame?)
- cables routed on top of top tube
-strange indent on non drive side chain stay (looks too regular to be a dent)
The seller asks for 200 euros and the size looks to be good...Thank you
teel CX bikes are fairly rare. Could someone shed a light on weather this is indeed a cyclocross bike and not a tourer?
What i see for far:
- steel frame with decent dropouts
-cannot distinguish water bottle studs (race frame?)
- cables routed on top of top tube
-strange indent on non drive side chain stay (looks too regular to be a dent)
The seller asks for 200 euros and the size looks to be good...Thank you
05-06-18, 01:33 AM
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In the US id call that a CX bike- and at 200 euro a good deal. the cable routing is full cx, and the crankset is as well. if its got clearance for CX tyres would be the clincher. but I suspect it does- canti brakes and all.
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No bottle bosses and the cables run along the TT I'd call it a cross bike. Watch thew size though, it likely has a slightly higher BB so a 57 might fit more like a 59
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The absence of dropout eyelets,high BB shell and shallow fork rake are other factors pointing to a CX bicycle.That strange indent may actually be an investment cast chain stay bridge.
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Thank you all, i have contacted the seller asking for more pictures, see what happens. Still think that 200 euros is a bit high...
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