Help Identify Group set from poor photo
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Help Identify Group set from poor photo
This is a CL post; seller not knowledgble, or willing to give more info.
Can you identify the group set from this bad quality photo?
Can you identify the group set from this bad quality photo?
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The Seller, as they say, does not speak bike. I asked, "what brand name is stamped on the cranks, brakes, etc". He said, "I have no idea". So, I am pushing (lightly) for more info. Its been up for sale for a while, so I guess he has had a lot of questions.
The shifter levers may be Suntour.
The shifter levers may be Suntour.
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Off topic of my original question......but that does look like a Columbus sticker on the seat tube.
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I doubt the rest is Sora. The brakes certainly aren't Shimano and are much earlier than the crank. The shifters look like they could be Shimano shifters but there were never any Sora downtube shifters.
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The derailleurs also look older and nicer than the cranks. I would guess most of the bike is original and the Sora crank was a more recent replacement.
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Not many Columbus decals have a long name, so I would hazard a guess at Aelle Or, Cromor or Tretubi something...
Edit: Unlikely but just looking at another thread, Neuron fits the bill for silver decal and word length
Edit: Unlikely but just looking at another thread, Neuron fits the bill for silver decal and word length
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Forget the bike... Check out that sweet pipe assembly next to it. I aspire to the day when my lawn is filled with old plumbing/gas fittings and de-wheeled bikes.
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Regarding the tubeset, the frame has an odd mix of features for it's apparent age, particularly the absence of a front derailleur hanger. This suggests a lower end model. The border on the Columbus decal looks more mauve than blue. The only tubeset I recall with this colour of border was Gara, though the name does appear to be longer. Other possibilities based on the apparent frame level would be Aelle, Cromor and Thron, though I don't recall them with this border colour.
BTW, I agree that the crankset is Sora 3300 and that the calipers are some model of Modolo. The rear derailleur looks familiar but I can't place it. The front derailleur looks low end based on the plain clamp.
BTW, I agree that the crankset is Sora 3300 and that the calipers are some model of Modolo. The rear derailleur looks familiar but I can't place it. The front derailleur looks low end based on the plain clamp.
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For $50 I'd just get it.
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