Let’s see those Somecs
10-19-20, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Erzulis Boat
Decals were from Velocals. I prefer the true water slide variety.
03-26-22, 09:37 PM
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1980s Somec Air
I bought this frame and fork locally, they have matching SN (D55). Not sure the year but it appears to be an Air 2001 model. It had non original paint and decals when I bought it, so I did a re-paint in my backyard using spray.bike (coldharbour lane) with silver flake Keirin finish. Built her up with nearly complete 7400 Dura Ace group (I'm picking up pedals tomorrow). Decals are from Bicals.
03-27-22, 07:16 AM
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Wow, your Somec likes the spray.bike paint treatment, Looks great!
Is that a home repair on the chainstay RD stop?
Is that a home repair on the chainstay RD stop?
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03-27-22, 08:07 AM
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Braze on RD cable guide
Originally Posted by jdawginsc
Wow, your Somec likes the spray.bike paint treatment, Looks great!
Is that a home repair on the chainstay RD stop?
Is that a home repair on the chainstay RD stop?
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03-28-22, 10:36 AM
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Maybe not your home repair, but a repair none the less. Appears someone drilled and tapped what remained of a broken cable stop, creative repair though. New paint looks great btw.
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04-11-22, 02:49 PM
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I bought this frame off E-Bay...shipped from Italy. Anyone have an opinion as to whether it is a genuine Somec? The graphics are strange to me...
04-11-22, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Ferguron
I bought this frame off E-Bay...shipped from Italy. Anyone have an opinion as to whether it is a genuine Somec? The graphics are strange to me...
The welds around the BB shell compared to the other welds suggests to me there's been a fairly major repair done at some point. Possibly that's when the Somec decals were applied.
If it's not a repair, it's definitely not Somec level of frame finish.
Somec are quite good with enquiries regarding frame ID, so e-mail some photos and serial number to Lara: https://somec.com/en/contacts/
