mysterious '70s carbon road frame..what ya think?
02-23-05, 11:20 AM
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So I found this frame for sale, but I don't know too much about it and apparently, neither does the seller. All I know is that its from the '70s. The front derailler on it is a campy (although I'd probably make the bike a fixed anyway) so maybe it is pretty good quality frame. I wouldn't be racing or anything, just riding to class/around the city/ touring west philly. What do you guys think about it? I won't spend too much money on it, but if its a hunk of junk, I dont want to spend anything on it. Any input would be appreciated. Here are the pics.
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Are you sure its from the 70s? I could be wrong, but I thought carbon tech was introduced for Lemond's 86 assault on le Tour. Either way, I'm sure there are enough reasons to resist the temptation. Those early carbon frames had bonding problems. If its cheap, it would make a cool fixie, but I wouldn't pay much until you find out more about that frame.
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well maybe its not from the '70s, but thats what the seller says. I'm not sure.
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Early carbon frames were problomatic. They learned alot over the years. I don't know if I would buy a frame from the early part of the learning curve.
02-23-05, 12:10 PM
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I agree looks 80's, any clues from the BB, it looks like some nice work? Alan is a great guess, geometry looks like Look a bit. *shrug*
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I kind of thought there were bonding issues with the early frames. I might still just buy it if I can get it cheap enough. How bad was it? Is it like im gonna start pedalling away from a light and the rear triangle falls off or what? The bike would get use, but as I have 3 other bikes also, it wouldnt get tons and tons of hard use.
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Originally Posted by jim-bob
I'm gonna guess Alan or Vitus. I think there were some lugged carbon guercottis at one point, too.
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Originally Posted by adampaiva
I kind of thought there were bonding issues with the early frames. I might still just buy it if I can get it cheap enough. How bad was it? Is it like im gonna start pedalling away from a light and the rear triangle falls off or what? The bike would get use, but as I have 3 other bikes also, it wouldnt get tons and tons of hard use.
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