Hello & Question
08-02-03 | 03:00 PM
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From: Originaly Liverpool, currently Greensboro, NC
Bikes: LeMond-Nevada City
Hello & Question
Hello to everyone. I'm new to this forum and was wondering should I ask my question here or should I do it in another area?
I have been given a frame and was wondering if I should buy all the components or just buy a new bicycle. The frame seems rare/exotic so the bicycle shops I have been to dont know what it is :confused:
I have been given a frame and was wondering if I should buy all the components or just buy a new bicycle. The frame seems rare/exotic so the bicycle shops I have been to dont know what it is :confused:
08-02-03 | 03:06 PM
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I am a lonely visitor
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Bikes: Michelle Pfieffer, the Carbon Fiber Wonder Bike: A Kestrel 200 SCI Repainted in glorious mango; Old Paintless, A Litespeed Obed; The Bike With No Name: A Bianchi Eros; RegularBike: A Parkpre Comp Ltd rebuilt as a singlespeed.
Welcome. If the frame is old post your questions in the Classic and Vintage forum. If it is just unusual, try the Mechanics forum.
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08-02-03 | 06:04 PM
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feros ferio
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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;
If you like the frame and have the patience to comb yard sales and eBay for parts, why not build it up with good used components? I have done this numerous times; it has always been a satisfying experience, but this is especially true with my current Capo rebuild project, because I know what to expect when I am finished.
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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
08-02-03 | 07:47 PM
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The Red Lantern
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From: Raleigh NC
Can you post pictures? Or is there any badging on the frame? Hopefully there is a good oldschool shop around(somewhere) that can help you, keep looking.
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