A new Martelly project
04-24-24, 05:47 AM
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A new Martelly project
Recently I bought this really nice Martelly frame. Paint and chrome in superb condition and suitable for a Campagnolo Chorus 8 speed Ergopower group I had laying around. It has the eyelets on the frame for the cable routing so I suspect it has to be mid '90s. But it is made from Super Vitus 983 tubing, isn't that from the '80s? Can anyone conform this, or get me in touch with Martelly? Google can't help me with contact details.
04-24-24, 06:03 AM
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Nice, something you don't see often. I'll look in my email when I get home tonight and see how I contacted them years ago. He did respond to me and told me what year mine was when I sent him some pictures. Mine was a 1985. Here's a picture of how I had it set up when I stupidly sold it.
Here's a gallery of detailed pics is you want to try and compare things. Eddy didn't know how mine wound up with the crazy fade paint job or the Ribble decals.
https://pbase.com/jhuddle/martelly
I'll check back in this evening an let you know if I found the email. I seem to remember finding and active webpage and getting contact info from there. At the time he still had frames available for sale.
Here's a gallery of detailed pics is you want to try and compare things. Eddy didn't know how mine wound up with the crazy fade paint job or the Ribble decals.
https://pbase.com/jhuddle/martelly
I'll check back in this evening an let you know if I found the email. I seem to remember finding and active webpage and getting contact info from there. At the time he still had frames available for sale.
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04-24-24, 06:43 AM
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Thank you, hope you still have an email adress. Nice looking bike, a bit niche colours but the lugs look the same as on my bike.
04-24-24, 08:15 AM
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Found it.
martelly@skynet.be
My last email with Eddy was back in 2020. As a courtesy when I contact overseas builders I use google translate on the first simple email to convert to their language. Then if they respond in english I'll continue that way. I've had good luck with receiving responses from the foreign builders doing this.
Hope the email is still good.
This old post may help too with a link to the site. Couldn't validate that it works still while at work.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...age-steel.html
martelly@skynet.be
My last email with Eddy was back in 2020. As a courtesy when I contact overseas builders I use google translate on the first simple email to convert to their language. Then if they respond in english I'll continue that way. I've had good luck with receiving responses from the foreign builders doing this.
Hope the email is still good.
This old post may help too with a link to the site. Couldn't validate that it works still while at work.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...age-steel.html
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04-24-24, 08:43 AM
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Nice looking frame!
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Ive got a Martelly frame hanging in the garage rafters . Its an old beat up Diamant race frame ,excellent quality .
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Beautiful frame. Looking forward to seeing it built up!
04-25-24, 11:22 AM
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Email has been sent. I once contacted Eddy Martens before about a Loverdi frame so I used a different email adress that I used before via his contact form on his (non-existing) website. Fingers crossed!
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Supervitus 983 was the slightly heavier gauge version of the 980 tubeset. It was made for builders and bike companies that wanted a stiffer frame than if it was made from the lighter 980 version.
The 983 tubesets were used by bike companies like Gitane on their mod 80's bikes.
IIRC, the Supervitus tubesets were supposedly heat treated like Reynolds 753 tubing. Which they are sometimes compared to.
The 983 tubesets were used by bike companies like Gitane on their mod 80's bikes.
IIRC, the Supervitus tubesets were supposedly heat treated like Reynolds 753 tubing. Which they are sometimes compared to.
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04-28-24, 10:34 AM
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Ah that is still a bit odd than. 753 tubing was cancelled during the 80's if I am correct. My frame is all about the 90's, with its 130 mm rear spacing and eyelets for shifter cables. Also the paintjob is not actually 80's. 2 Options I suppose, either an 80's frame that was updated in the 90's, or it is a 90's frame but built with older tubing.
Unfortunately no response from mr. Martens yet.
Unfortunately no response from mr. Martens yet.
