Capo Sieger?
 

Hi All,

Found this sitting in a antique shop in Ventura, CA. The tag says "$325 FIRM." It is a Capo "Sieger" model. Made in Austria of Reynolds 531 tubing. Ornate chromed lugs, with chrome in lousy shape. Campy Record components, other than the Weinman centerpull brakes and the wacky adjustable stem by Ambrosia. Everything seemed original other than the cheesy mountain bike seat post clamp. Anyone know anything more on this bike? Should I run back and buy it ASAP? I took the shots with a pencam, so sorry about the low-res quality.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclesvalhalla/2272488943
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclesvalhalla/2272489347
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclesvalhalla/2272489699

Any information on this bike would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

- FBB

I don't know much about Capo, but I'd definitely run back if it fits.

John E. on the forum is the Capo go-to-guy, but I can report owning a Capo frameset for awhile until moving it along after coming to grips that it was too small. It was beautifully made and probably the lightest frameset I owned. Still, I don't think you'd make money reselling that bike (and it's clearly too small for you, Forbes!) given the condition and the lack of all original parts.

Neal

Resurrecting an old thread, since I just noticed it --

Given the prices a couple of Siegers have fetched in 2016-17, that $325 price would have been a bargain back then. Too bad it's missing the distinctive (though admittedly somewhat clunky) Capo seat tube clamp.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1e96f8405f.jpg
Picture of the great Austrian cyclist Adolph Christian (TdF podium finisher in the late 1950s) riding an earlier Sieger, which has the old Capo brand derailleurs, which resemble the Simplex Competition "suicide" shift in front and the Simplex Tour de France rear. As a fan of Capo frames and their beautiful lugwork, it pains me to say that the Capo hubs and derailleurs were quite crude-looking, almost like the stuff we see from Russia or other eastern European countries in the 1960s.