Help ID'ing this bike
05-11-23, 07:52 AM
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Help ID'ing this bike
Hi folks, any ideas on what make/model this one could be? No info in the ad. The Columbus forks caught my eye. Thanks!
05-11-23, 08:03 AM
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Pics of the components are rarely helpful. Can you post more closeups of the frame lugs, dropouts, etc?
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appears there may be a marking in flute of seat stay plugs
chromed drive side chain stay is a feature often seen on BMZ products
if a BMZ product it could have been badged as a number of different names
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appears there may be a marking in flute of seat stay plugs
chromed drive side chain stay is a feature often seen on BMZ products
if a BMZ product it could have been badged as a number of different names
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It has an asking price of $200 and the ad says it was posted 28 days ago. Just for reference. Seems there might be an opportunity to negotiate.
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The frame seems nice likely lesser Italian build. It is in pretty rough shape with bad tires rusty components several of which are semi junk and seem a bit below the rest of the bike so for value with no ID I would say $125 or so as is if the wheels are good. Figure you could end up spending $150 or more not counting labor to get in nice riding order and then you have a no name bike.
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Hey, thanks a lot for the input. I'm gonna pass since it doesn't seem to be any kind of wow bike and needs a lot of work/parts as noted.
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I think juvela is spot on. This definitely looks like a BMZ (Biemmezeta) made frame. I'd even put good money on this being a repainted Palo Alto. If you look at those top tube cable guides, they're made up of 4 little loops. These cable guides weren't common on other BMZ made frames but they (for whatever reason) show up on a lot of Palo Altos:
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