anyone got any good guesses
11-10-12, 07:13 PM
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anyone got any good guesses
so my "serotta" arrived the other day it sure aint no serotta! but it is pretty decent i think looks like it has some remnants of perhaps a 531 decal....it looks like theres a little bit of green in there, fancy long point lugs, the chainstay bridge is filled in, and a fancy brake bridge a pretty common frame building piece i know also has very thin chainstays with no dents for chainrings or tire clearances with beefier seat stays, minimal braze ons (rear der. cable stop and under downtube shifter stop), no water bottle mounts, and milremo dropouts and ends
also threading is english and seatpost size is 26.8 so im thinking a half way decent brittish production frame
also threading is english and seatpost size is 26.8 so im thinking a half way decent brittish production frame
11-10-12, 07:38 PM
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What are you gonna do with the drive side dropout?
11-10-12, 08:06 PM
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well ive got someone in mind that can TIG weld it back together and hopefully that should hold if not it can be replaced pretty easily ive heard
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Milremo was the house brand for Bertin and Ron Kitching bikes and since is does not have a French BB, the bike is most likely a Ron Kitching. From Sheldon Brown https://sheldonbrown.com/vrbn-g-n.html#kitching
I also found your frame (with magic changing shift levers) when it was a complete bike for sale (I don't know if you bought just the frame or not) https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEROTTA-ROAD...-/150757394484.
The picture below is from this Velospace posting https://velospace.org/node/1220
Ron Kitching
Ron Kitching frames, I believe, are not built in house but are rather labeled with his name. Kitching is a large British mail order company that has been around for many years. The frames bearing his name are not extraordinary but are quite competent. Some, as I recall, have nice detailing, and are reputed to ride very well. An N.R. example in guideline condition is worth perhaps $600 to $ 650. [Milremo was a Ron Kitching house brand for parts.]
Ron Kitching frames, I believe, are not built in house but are rather labeled with his name. Kitching is a large British mail order company that has been around for many years. The frames bearing his name are not extraordinary but are quite competent. Some, as I recall, have nice detailing, and are reputed to ride very well. An N.R. example in guideline condition is worth perhaps $600 to $ 650. [Milremo was a Ron Kitching house brand for parts.]
The picture below is from this Velospace posting https://velospace.org/node/1220
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11-11-12, 01:35 AM
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Fender eyelets inside the dropout triangle ought to be a dead giveaway. I would say European Continong mid-80s just on gut instinct but it's widely known my guts have shxt for brains.
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that looks huge. 26"? It does look mid 1970s.. worth at least a homebrew rattle can (you can get decent results with automotive three stage rattle can jobs for around $50 in supplies).
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11-12-12, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 10speedterror
hmm magic shift levers you say? and yes i bought it complete
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Originally Posted by Captain Blight
Fender eyelets inside the dropout triangle ought to be a dead giveaway. I would say European Continong mid-80s just on gut instinct but it's widely known my guts have shxt for brains.
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Originally Posted by Captain Blight
Fender eyelets inside the dropout triangle ought to be a dead giveaway. I would say European Continong mid-80s just on gut instinct but it's widely known my guts have shxt for brains.
11-12-12, 05:47 PM
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whatever it is the more i look at it the more i like it a friend mentioned that maybe it was repainted by serotta at some point, the paint on it is a nice quality job and maybe thats how the serotta sticker came to be there
but im thinking after it is repaired painting it a nice royal purple with white lug lining and labeling it milremo on the downtube
and yes it is quite large but so am i it measures 63ctc
but im thinking after it is repaired painting it a nice royal purple with white lug lining and labeling it milremo on the downtube
and yes it is quite large but so am i it measures 63ctc
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Originally Posted by 10speedterror
whatever it is the more i look at it the more i like it a friend mentioned that maybe it was repainted by serotta at some point, the paint on it is a nice quality job and maybe thats how the serotta sticker came to be there
but im thinking after it is repaired painting it a nice royal purple with white lug lining and labeling it milremo on the downtube
and yes it is quite large but so am i it measures 63ctc
but im thinking after it is repaired painting it a nice royal purple with white lug lining and labeling it milremo on the downtube
and yes it is quite large but so am i it measures 63ctc
