Anyone know the make of this bike?
03-13-09 | 07:42 PM
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Here's a better photo of a Somec BB. It looks pretty similar, as does the triangual cut-out above it.
Have a look at this page and compare the photos to your bike.
https://cleanhands.net/00_millennium/Somec/Somec.html
Where is the serial number stamped on your bike, and is it similar to the above?
Have a look at this page and compare the photos to your bike.
https://cleanhands.net/00_millennium/Somec/Somec.html
Where is the serial number stamped on your bike, and is it similar to the above?
03-13-09 | 07:44 PM
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Bikes: Franklin Custom Road, Frejus TDF,Bianchi CromoLite Reparto Corse, Trek 470, Specialized Hardrock
Boy, it's getting salty in Classic and Vintage tonite.
I already spent too much time on this but here;
https://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/...crown.jpg.html
Best I could find - nobody with a Somec (and there's a good few) seems to take pic's of the bottom bracket cutouts. Everything else, but no BB's.
edit - Abacus beat me to it and produced a BB shot.
I already spent too much time on this but here;
https://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/...crown.jpg.html
Best I could find - nobody with a Somec (and there's a good few) seems to take pic's of the bottom bracket cutouts. Everything else, but no BB's.
edit - Abacus beat me to it and produced a BB shot.
03-13-09 | 09:03 PM
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Another person helped! I almost cried, but lately I've been trying not to get so insemental.
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03-14-09 | 07:53 AM
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03-14-09 | 09:34 AM
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Looks like a $300 bike to me, if it had original paint, but since it doesn't, I would mark it down from that point. So then its value is really about the components.
Whether I need money or not (and I don't), if someone wants to offer me $3000 for a $300 bike, I take the money and say thank you. I am sure I can find other things to be insemental about.
Looks like a $300 bike to me, if it had original paint, but since it doesn't, I would mark it down from that point. So then its value is really about the components.
Whether I need money or not (and I don't), if someone wants to offer me $3000 for a $300 bike, I take the money and say thank you. I am sure I can find other things to be insemental about.
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03-14-09 | 07:19 PM
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looks like a $300 bike to me, if it had original paint, but since it doesn't, i would mark it down from that point. So then its value is really about the components.
Whether i need money or not (and i don't), if someone wants to offer me $3000 for a $300 bike, i take the money and say thank you. I am sure i can find other things to be insemental about.
looks like a $300 bike to me, if it had original paint, but since it doesn't, i would mark it down from that point. So then its value is really about the components.
Whether i need money or not (and i don't), if someone wants to offer me $3000 for a $300 bike, i take the money and say thank you. I am sure i can find other things to be insemental about.
03-14-09 | 07:38 PM
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I want to say thanks for all of your time spent on this...once i get the whole thing restored, i will be posting a bunch of pictures....the somec has all of the same cutouts...one exception is that the forks are chromed and the chain side lower tube is partially chromed....thanks to all
03-14-09 | 07:51 PM
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