Hoping to get some help on ID'ing a frame
05-11-22, 06:18 AM
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Hoping to get some help on ID'ing a frame
Hey everyone,
Stumbled across this forum in my search on trying to ID a vintage bike frame. I'm in the process of restoring and would like to replace the decals but can find no information scouring through Italian vintage bike brands.
Ive created a gallery in my profile for the uploaded pictures.
The various decals read
"High Speed"
"Competition"
Thanks so much!
Stumbled across this forum in my search on trying to ID a vintage bike frame. I'm in the process of restoring and would like to replace the decals but can find no information scouring through Italian vintage bike brands.
Ive created a gallery in my profile for the uploaded pictures.
The various decals read
"High Speed"
"Competition"
Thanks so much!
05-11-22, 07:13 AM
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The partial signature scrawled in yellow under what is probably a seat tube graphic might give you a hint.
new to me this one.
there are hundreds of brands that were created from a bike shop order to a manufacturer. This might be one. Cannot assess what builder might have made it. Bottom bracket threading type can provide a country of origin.
as to replacement graphics you will probably be on your own to recreate.
new to me this one.
there are hundreds of brands that were created from a bike shop order to a manufacturer. This might be one. Cannot assess what builder might have made it. Bottom bracket threading type can provide a country of origin.
as to replacement graphics you will probably be on your own to recreate.
05-11-22, 07:44 AM
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You're lucky, because there is a signature on the bike. You just have to be able to read it. I couldn't.
05-11-22, 08:08 AM
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I'm having trouble reading the first name, it might be Frauco or Grauco or Trauco, it looks like the last name is Spagnolo which means Spanish in Italian.
05-11-22, 09:03 AM
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Franco Spagnolo? It's one of those rare French Spanish Italian bikes, right?
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here are some pix from the mentioned Gallery:
it would be very helpful to see pix of the entire bike/frameset seen from the drive side, pus pix of the frame details, not just the decals.
Since there's a big "S" on the headtube, and Italian tricolore stripes elsewhere on the frame, very possible this is a "Spagnolo" which I for one have never heard of.
But the frame details might help solve the mystery of who actually built it
it would be very helpful to see pix of the entire bike/frameset seen from the drive side, pus pix of the frame details, not just the decals.
Since there's a big "S" on the headtube, and Italian tricolore stripes elsewhere on the frame, very possible this is a "Spagnolo" which I for one have never heard of.
But the frame details might help solve the mystery of who actually built it
05-11-22, 07:24 PM
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find meself wondering if transfer set could be one of those generic ones
member non-fixie seems to be quite expert on them
would be interested to read his observations
the phrase "High Speed" sounds so hoakie at least to a native speaker of "English"
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find meself wondering if transfer set could be one of those generic ones
member non-fixie seems to be quite expert on them
would be interested to read his observations
the phrase "High Speed" sounds so hoakie at least to a native speaker of "English"
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