identifying a painted over frame
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identifying a painted over frame
Hi -
I have a fixed gear bike that I bought used with a painted over frame. I would like to know what kind of frame it is. The only marks on the outside are below the bottom bracket it says "modele depose" other than that I can't find anything.
Any help on what to look for/how to identify it?
Thanks,
Max
I have a fixed gear bike that I bought used with a painted over frame. I would like to know what kind of frame it is. The only marks on the outside are below the bottom bracket it says "modele depose" other than that I can't find anything.
Any help on what to look for/how to identify it?
Thanks,
Max
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'modele depose' is just french for 'registered trademark' or something similar.
i guess that tells you the bike is french.. maybe gitane or motobecane.
hard to tell anything without any markings...
browse through the fixed gear gallery https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/ (not necessarily because it's fixed gear but more because there are lots of pics of older frames there) and see if you can find a french bike that looks like yours...
other than that, i don't know.
i guess that tells you the bike is french.. maybe gitane or motobecane.
hard to tell anything without any markings...
browse through the fixed gear gallery https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/ (not necessarily because it's fixed gear but more because there are lots of pics of older frames there) and see if you can find a french bike that looks like yours...
other than that, i don't know.





