Help ID this frame
#26
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Maybe those "cable guides" are intended to mount a rack, maybe a rack built for this bike? Remember that there is a cable guide on the BB for the rear, and you don't really need a guide for the front.
I agree with the speculation that this is the product of a US small builder or hobby builder. Prugnat 62-D lugs were available from Proteus.
The handfull of frames I have made over the years will be fodder for future "ID this frame" threads.
I agree with the speculation that this is the product of a US small builder or hobby builder. Prugnat 62-D lugs were available from Proteus.
The handfull of frames I have made over the years will be fodder for future "ID this frame" threads.
Last edited by Sluggo; 08-06-20 at 01:28 PM.
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interesting idea -
rack mounts would also tend to explain the lack of eyelets on the dropouts
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interesting idea -
rack mounts would also tend to explain the lack of eyelets on the dropouts
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#28
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A picture of the seat stay to seat tube connection would be really helpful. Many builders use that area to show their distinction from others. Also a shot of the entire frame would also be really usefull. Like Unworthy, I'm really baffled by some of the unique features of this frame. I don't think the braze-ons on the seat stay are rack supports. The ends are scalped so that is not the shape that would support a rack strut. They have a small hole and like the same one under the BB, they look like a guide for either a cable or a wire. I just an't figure out what cable or wire.
The possibility that this frame was made by a hobby builder seems solid. The C being a bit off center on the lug is a bit amateurish. However the clean shorelines indicate a builder with decent torch abilities. It might be a collaboration between an experienced American builder with an inexperienced customer wanting to be part of the process. That might be why there are no decals.
The possibility that this frame was made by a hobby builder seems solid. The C being a bit off center on the lug is a bit amateurish. However the clean shorelines indicate a builder with decent torch abilities. It might be a collaboration between an experienced American builder with an inexperienced customer wanting to be part of the process. That might be why there are no decals.
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