Are there any markings under the bottom bracket? Can you get a better pic of the head lugs?
All I can tell you is that is a Campagnolo Nuovo Record Headset and a Cinelli 1A stem. Those are the only parts that are from the same time period as the frame. The rear dropouts are the most distinct feature of this frame but I cannot ID them/
lostarchitect on
Unfortunately, except for the first photo you have taken all the wrong photos necessary to ID the frame. The parts don’t really matter, they are all newish, except the headset.
Please check the sidebar for info about taking good photos.
Kooky-Air339 on
Dang it, this type of trying to ID a bike with very little to go on is a pain.
The only bike that I can think of, and would be found in London since they were made in Scotland, is a Flying Scot track bike that someone converted for street use by putting on a different fork so it could handle a caliper brake where there were no brakes on the bike, and then they put those Riser handlebars on to make it more comfortable to ride instead of using the deep drop Pista bar for comfort. The Flying Scot was a high end track bike which gives me all the more reason to think that’s what it is due to the Campy Nuovo Record headset, which apparently is the only thing left on the bike that is original, and maybe the stem.
The question is how much is it worth? Well, someone bastardized the bike, and when that happens it drops the value. If you want to restore it, don’t bother, because the exact fork for that bike will be next to impossible to find, not saying not to try, but you will have to do exhausting research to find one, and to find the rest of the original parts like the handlebars, the crankset, rims, and maybe the stem, not to mention the cost to get the stuff.
p4lm3r on
This is a real head scratcher. My guess is it might even be some kind of handbuilt bike. The drilled lugs were somewhat popular with builders in the 80s. The fork ends are definitely nothing you’d see on NJS bikes. Very early Paramounts (early 70s) had similar dropouts, but were nervex lugs.
Who knows. It’s not a mass produced bike with those lugs, that’s for sure.
jank_miata on
I’ve only seen lugs with 3 holes on that Mexican bike made by the cinelli super pista guy
Prestigious-Gap260 on
I don’t know what kind of bike this is at all. Can’t help there. But I’d really like to know what kind of stationary bike converter are you using? I would love to do this with one of mine!
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The headset lugs might give you some clues.
Are there any markings under the bottom bracket? Can you get a better pic of the head lugs?
All I can tell you is that is a Campagnolo Nuovo Record Headset and a Cinelli 1A stem. Those are the only parts that are from the same time period as the frame. The rear dropouts are the most distinct feature of this frame but I cannot ID them/
Unfortunately, except for the first photo you have taken all the wrong photos necessary to ID the frame. The parts don’t really matter, they are all newish, except the headset.
Please check the sidebar for info about taking good photos.
Dang it, this type of trying to ID a bike with very little to go on is a pain.
The only bike that I can think of, and would be found in London since they were made in Scotland, is a Flying Scot track bike that someone converted for street use by putting on a different fork so it could handle a caliper brake where there were no brakes on the bike, and then they put those Riser handlebars on to make it more comfortable to ride instead of using the deep drop Pista bar for comfort. The Flying Scot was a high end track bike which gives me all the more reason to think that’s what it is due to the Campy Nuovo Record headset, which apparently is the only thing left on the bike that is original, and maybe the stem.
The question is how much is it worth? Well, someone bastardized the bike, and when that happens it drops the value. If you want to restore it, don’t bother, because the exact fork for that bike will be next to impossible to find, not saying not to try, but you will have to do exhausting research to find one, and to find the rest of the original parts like the handlebars, the crankset, rims, and maybe the stem, not to mention the cost to get the stuff.
This is a real head scratcher. My guess is it might even be some kind of handbuilt bike. The drilled lugs were somewhat popular with builders in the 80s. The fork ends are definitely nothing you’d see on NJS bikes. Very early Paramounts (early 70s) had similar dropouts, but were nervex lugs.
Who knows. It’s not a mass produced bike with those lugs, that’s for sure.
I’ve only seen lugs with 3 holes on that Mexican bike made by the cinelli super pista guy
I don’t know what kind of bike this is at all. Can’t help there. But I’d really like to know what kind of stationary bike converter are you using? I would love to do this with one of mine!