Some 80' ladies road bike (frame id?)
03-16-24, 12:00 PM
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Some 80' ladies road bike (frame id?)
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I got this* bike for free from friends of my parents about 10 years ago. During this time, it was slightly modified - i replaced dying Shimano freewheel, short seatpost (Sakae Laprade) and a worn saddle (Arius Gran Carrera Special), replace dropbar (3ttt Competizione (Gimondi)) and left one brake (find at home only one Weinmann handle for a "straight" handlebar). Other major parts remained in place: Stronglight 93 crank, Gipiemme Sprint pedals, Simplex SX410 / SJ A102 R/F derailleurs w/ Simplex SJ (1st type), Sedis chain, 3ttt stem, Hatta Swan headbar, Weinmann Type 500 brakes. There were only Columbus stickers on the frame ("Zeta" tubes), some symbols on lug ("BOM" or "WOB") and size and date of manufacture on a bottom bracket (48, 10 82). Have tried a tons of "brand + ladies road bike" search combinations - closest result on "vicini single speed" request. Any help/info/ideas appreciate
*bike photo url - bikeforums.net/g/picture/33040820
I got this* bike for free from friends of my parents about 10 years ago. During this time, it was slightly modified - i replaced dying Shimano freewheel, short seatpost (Sakae Laprade) and a worn saddle (Arius Gran Carrera Special), replace dropbar (3ttt Competizione (Gimondi)) and left one brake (find at home only one Weinmann handle for a "straight" handlebar). Other major parts remained in place: Stronglight 93 crank, Gipiemme Sprint pedals, Simplex SX410 / SJ A102 R/F derailleurs w/ Simplex SJ (1st type), Sedis chain, 3ttt stem, Hatta Swan headbar, Weinmann Type 500 brakes. There were only Columbus stickers on the frame ("Zeta" tubes), some symbols on lug ("BOM" or "WOB") and size and date of manufacture on a bottom bracket (48, 10 82). Have tried a tons of "brand + ladies road bike" search combinations - closest result on "vicini single speed" request. Any help/info/ideas appreciate
*bike photo url - bikeforums.net/g/picture/33040820
03-16-24, 12:02 PM
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"BOM" or "WOB" is probably "BCM", short for Bocama, the lug manufacturer. I do like WOB though ...
I have no idea what it is, but I like it. Nice compact frame, with a sloping virtual top tube, giving it a certain level of comfort for the ladies it was undoubtedly aimed at while retaining a decent level of agility. Zeta was a lower level of Columbus tubing, probably used to keep the bike somewhat affordable. It looks like an early eighties design, so the "82" is probably its birth year.
I have no idea what it is, but I like it. Nice compact frame, with a sloping virtual top tube, giving it a certain level of comfort for the ladies it was undoubtedly aimed at while retaining a decent level of agility. Zeta was a lower level of Columbus tubing, probably used to keep the bike somewhat affordable. It looks like an early eighties design, so the "82" is probably its birth year.
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"BOM" lug marking is actually BCM, an abbreviation for BOCAMA (FR)
date appears ca. 1975
Columbus ZETA tubeset little employed outside of Italy
you could narrow national origin of frame by measuring tube diameters and checking thread of headset & bottom bracket
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"BOM" lug marking is actually BCM, an abbreviation for BOCAMA (FR)
date appears ca. 1975
Columbus ZETA tubeset little employed outside of Italy
you could narrow national origin of frame by measuring tube diameters and checking thread of headset & bottom bracket
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03-16-24, 12:29 PM
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03-16-24, 12:34 PM
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For those interested: here's what BF member (and wealth of cycling knowledge) T-Mar had to say in comparing Aelle and Zeta not quite 5 years ago:
https://www.bikeforums.net/21039890-post8.html
Catalog extract pic is in German, but should be translatable with an online translator site.
https://www.bikeforums.net/21039890-post8.html
Catalog extract pic is in German, but should be translatable with an online translator site.
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FWIW, I had a similar women's Gardin frame with Zeta tubes and it rode as nice as I could ever expect. I contacted the woman I sold it to may buy it back for my wife.
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Hello people!
I got this* bike for free from friends of my parents about 10 years ago. During this time, it was slightly modified - i replaced dying Shimano freewheel, short seatpost (Sakae Laprade) and a worn saddle (Arius Gran Carrera Special), replace dropbar (3ttt Competizione (Gimondi)) and left one brake (find at home only one Weinmann handle for a "straight" handlebar). Other major parts remained in place: Stronglight 93 crank, Gipiemme Sprint pedals, Simplex SX410 / SJ A102 R/F derailleurs w/ Simplex SJ (1st type), Sedis chain, 3ttt stem, Hatta Swan headbar, Weinmann Type 500 brakes. There were only Columbus stickers on the frame ("Zeta" tubes), some symbols on lug ("BOM" or "WOB") and size and date of manufacture on a bottom bracket (48, 10 82). Have tried a tons of "brand + ladies road bike" search combinations - closest result on "vicini single speed" request. Any help/info/ideas appreciate
*bike photo url - bikeforums.net/g/picture/33040820
I got this* bike for free from friends of my parents about 10 years ago. During this time, it was slightly modified - i replaced dying Shimano freewheel, short seatpost (Sakae Laprade) and a worn saddle (Arius Gran Carrera Special), replace dropbar (3ttt Competizione (Gimondi)) and left one brake (find at home only one Weinmann handle for a "straight" handlebar). Other major parts remained in place: Stronglight 93 crank, Gipiemme Sprint pedals, Simplex SX410 / SJ A102 R/F derailleurs w/ Simplex SJ (1st type), Sedis chain, 3ttt stem, Hatta Swan headbar, Weinmann Type 500 brakes. There were only Columbus stickers on the frame ("Zeta" tubes), some symbols on lug ("BOM" or "WOB") and size and date of manufacture on a bottom bracket (48, 10 82). Have tried a tons of "brand + ladies road bike" search combinations - closest result on "vicini single speed" request. Any help/info/ideas appreciate
*bike photo url - bikeforums.net/g/picture/33040820
Is there anything on the dropouts? Any idea of the BB threading?
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This has a nice tall head tube that would make it easy to adapt to upright bars as has been done. A bike that could age gracefully with it’s owner.
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