wind666

i havent found anything about it, anybody know this?
it has universal brakes, exage levers...

Chombi

Looks like a very interesting frameset. late 70's early 80's from the looks of what's brazed on to it, more towards the very late 70's as the DT shifter mounts are the clamped on variety and it has exposed brake nuts/bolt and single waterbottle boss. Could actually be of French origin built for a Swiss company(as Cilo did) as the lugs look similar to Bocamas used on French bikes (but holy cow!, what's going on with that super plain, straight cut looking BB shell?? looks like it belongs on a bonded type frameset!). Domed chainstay tips and the plain plain barrell type of cable stops look very "Peugeot", but scalloped setstay tops not much so. Aero levers most likely a later mod to replace the original Universal levers. Cinelli Unicanitor looking saddle could be original though.
Hope you get it built up soon and give us your ride impressions!

Chombi

wind666

thanks, actually im making up a decision to buy it. im working on another bike but this frame looks interesting so maybe i will buy it and work on it when i find some time. the saddle is san marco and probably original.

ZeFrog

Hi,
Sorry to resurrect this old thread, but I have a little bit of info on the brand (I found this forum while searching info on S.O.)

It was distributed by Manor, which would be the swiss equivalent of Macy's. They had both good bikes and not-so good bikes. From what I understood, their s*** bikes were still above the first price bikes you would get at k'mart or others (sorta lower average I guess ?), but the good bikes were good. Depended on whom they had make the bike. Couldn't get names of brands who would make them (peugeot ?)
Mine is steel, from the bits of rust I can see in the frame. When I told the person it was equipped with a shimano 600 group, he said I probably had a "good one", as they wouldn't have put 600 on a s**t bike.... Lucky me.

The two differences I see are the colours, mine is silver and has the model name "Roma" instead of Los Angeles, and the rear derailleur cable stop is on top of the chainstay instead of on the side. An more experienced eye could probably detect more, but I do not have any pictures available.

Still don't know if the BB is a swiss or a french, as the %&$£ fixed cup is still stuck, but it's definitevly a 35x1 thread

Have a nice day,

ZF

rmp

If anyone is still looking! Manor was indeed, still is, a mid range Swiss department store. I have one of the bikes bought by my Dad, probably late 70s maybe early 80s - it has been dragged around for years, including back to the UK at some point - and the last 10 years sat unattended in our shed. Today I pumped up the tyres and it is fine!! The frame is marked Fabrication Suisse so at least that part was made in Switzerland (for the Swiss French speaking market it would seem - perhaps they branded others in German?) I'm going to clean it up and use it for shopping!

martl

according to https://www.handelszeitung.ch/untern...-fuer-die-katz

The "Swiss Olympic" branded bikes were produced by Villiger (who is predominantly a manufacturer of cigars, bizarrely). Villiger entered the cycling industry in 1980 when it aquired the company RESALB/R. Kalt in Buttisholz/CH. (https://veloklassiker.ch/markenkatal...-velo-branche/)
Manor later switched to an asian producer. Villiger sold its bicycling business to Trek in 2002, who announced to discontinue the brand in 2014.