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Anyone recognize this...seat stay cap maybe?

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Old 02-28-24, 11:15 PM
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Anyone recognize this...seat stay cap maybe?

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Originally Posted by AngryFrankie

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thar be nations with larger postage stamps...

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Tried to enhance it a bit

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Originally Posted by dphi
Tried to enhance it a bit

don’t edit what you had, take a new photo from closer. Also a closeup of head tube and, as ALWAYS, drive side photo
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Old 02-29-24, 01:48 PM
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We're working with someone else's photos here, but great advice.
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Originally Posted by SurferRosa
Could be rust under the paint. That bike look lower mid level, like a Moto Grand Touring or similar.
Yeah, agreed. It almost looks like some of the Nishiki stay caps. I've never seen rust bubbles in that particular place, and the rest of the bike isn't rusty.
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Old 02-29-24, 02:14 PM
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I wonder if that's a Zebra Kenko? They have a logo they used where the Z was made to look like a horse's head.
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