Identifying Brand
08-01-06 | 02:46 PM
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Identifying Brand
Hi, i am from Turkey.
I need some help. I have a bike which belong to my father, i like to restorate it. But i have no a brand name for searching clue, only there is characteristic sign "S" on the frame where the rear brake is mounted (You can see in the picture). Also there are "Weinmann" brake set; shifters and derailleurs are "Sachs". It could be a european bike, the time period is 1970's. Could you help find the bike's brand name?
I need some help. I have a bike which belong to my father, i like to restorate it. But i have no a brand name for searching clue, only there is characteristic sign "S" on the frame where the rear brake is mounted (You can see in the picture). Also there are "Weinmann" brake set; shifters and derailleurs are "Sachs". It could be a european bike, the time period is 1970's. Could you help find the bike's brand name?
08-01-06 | 08:34 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Please show more details of the frame, although that is a VERY distinctive rear brake bridge! The width and threading of the BB can help pinpoint country of origin.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-02-06 | 01:06 PM
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Hi,
Tonight i have met a suprise on my bike... I see that my frame is made by TANGE in Japan. I search little about Tange that is a specialist on his branch, so it makes me happy and proud. I have a thought of my bike could be bad replication of some small manufacturer. However, the frame is Japan but all mechanisms on it, are made of Germany, so it should mean that the frame was only exported from Japan to Germany. Then mounted other components for sale in Germany, but under which brand name? Should it begin with letter 'S' ?
Tonight i have met a suprise on my bike... I see that my frame is made by TANGE in Japan. I search little about Tange that is a specialist on his branch, so it makes me happy and proud. I have a thought of my bike could be bad replication of some small manufacturer. However, the frame is Japan but all mechanisms on it, are made of Germany, so it should mean that the frame was only exported from Japan to Germany. Then mounted other components for sale in Germany, but under which brand name? Should it begin with letter 'S' ?
Last edited by faid; 08-02-06 at 01:20 PM.
08-03-06 | 05:30 AM
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Bikes: 1984 Miyata 310, 1986 Schwinn Sierra, 1987 Ross Mt. Hood, 1988 Schwinn LeTour, 1988 Trek 400T, 1981 Fuji S12-1977 Univega Grand Rally, S LTD, 1973 Sears Free Spirit 531, 197? FW Evans
Tange was a maker of tubing that was used by many different bike companies. So the bike could still be a German bike made with Japanese tubing.
08-04-06 | 02:17 AM
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Hello Pompiere,
I contacted to Tange, said as you... They made tubes, not frames.
Also I noticed a frame number on frame under the bottom bracket. It is 77192213.
Does it help me in any way? Do the bike manufacturers use different chassy number from each other as automotives? Does the number point a manufacturer?
Best regards,
Fuat Arı
I contacted to Tange, said as you... They made tubes, not frames.
Also I noticed a frame number on frame under the bottom bracket. It is 77192213.
Does it help me in any way? Do the bike manufacturers use different chassy number from each other as automotives? Does the number point a manufacturer?
Best regards,
Fuat Arı
Last edited by faid; 08-04-06 at 02:57 AM.
08-14-06 | 12:28 PM
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hi, i am sending pictures (sorry not good)... i think frame and brackets are similar to its contemporaries, the main difference i could see is the rear brake bridge. here are the pics. i try to get better pics. thanks much.
