My best CL find in a while
08-21-12 | 04:40 PM
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From: omicron persei 8
My best CL find in a while
Picked this up weeks ago off the local CL. I have no idea what it but Im guessing the frame is French or Custom and it has a great mix of parts.
Im just waiting to pick tires and bar tape then shes gonna be on the road.
Im just waiting to pick tires and bar tape then shes gonna be on the road.
08-21-12 | 07:53 PM
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Bikes: 76' Centrurion Pro-Tour, 86' Specialized Rock Hopper, 88' Centurion Iron Man, 89' Bruce Gordon "Hikari", 95' Rock Hopper Ultra.
Very cool, very interesting! The fork crown looks British to me. The Phil hi-low is kinda rare, very nice parts mix!
Cheers,
Chris
Cheers,
Chris
08-21-12 | 08:04 PM
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From: Liberty, Missouri
Bikes: 1966 Paramount | 1971 Raleigh International | ca. 1970 Bernard Carre | 1989 Waterford Paramount | 2012 Boulder Brevet | 2019 Specialized Diverge
08-22-12 | 08:02 AM
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I'm in the french camp on this one, front fork might be a replacement (hence the mismatched dropouts).
It would be interesting if that Phil bb is swiss threaded.
Kind of unusual to see multiple bottle braze ons and TT clamp on cable stops. Two different eras there (mid 1970s vs 1980s). Perhaps the bottle braze ons were an add on.
It would be interesting if that Phil bb is swiss threaded.
Kind of unusual to see multiple bottle braze ons and TT clamp on cable stops. Two different eras there (mid 1970s vs 1980s). Perhaps the bottle braze ons were an add on.
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Last edited by wrk101; 08-22-12 at 08:13 AM.
08-22-12 | 09:38 AM
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The front fork is a late 70's Tange from Japan, I have the same fork on my '77 Gitane Pacific. The bike looks Japanese made to me, likely 26.4 seatpost and English bottom bracket.
