A 4 speed Kalkhoff... I think?

[BenP]

Hey all! I'm trying to find out about my Kalkhoff, atleast I believe it is?! I'm not sure on the marks from the logo on the front.

I understand these aren't the most desirable of bikes, but I love it, 4 gears and 12 tonnes of steel, the dream.

Any help identifying would be gratefully received.

 

[BenP]

It's a 5 speed*

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

@KayOs

 

[KayOs]

Hey all! I'm trying to find out about my Kalkhoff, atleast I believe it is?! I'm not sure on the marks from the logo on the front.

I understand these aren't the most desirable of bikes, but I love it, 4 gears and 12 tonnes of steel, the dream.

Any help identifying would be gratefully received.

Hello Ben
this could be one, or it could not.
Kalkhoff has no records of frame numbers before 2001, at least according to German road bike forums.
I'm also not deep enough into the road bike topic to be able to recognise anything by looking at the lugs and dropouts.
But I'll ask around.

 

[KayOs]

My road bike specialist here said it could be a Kalkhoff. One of the entry-level models but he couldn't say anything about the year of manufacture. There are no frame number tables like there are for Diamant bikes, for example.

 

[non-fixie]

It certainly looks like an entry level German bike, but whether it's a Kalkhoff I don't know.

Interesting find. What are your plans with it?

I have successfully "upgraded" a few lower end hi-ten frames in the past with better parts, and found that, as long as the frame is straight and has a decent geometry, they can be made into really nice touring machines.

One of them even made it to RBotM February 2022.