CarbonZero
Retro Newbie
Hi all,
I've been lurking , sorry researching, on the forum for a while now, but this is my first post.
I am trying to identify the manufacturer/builder of a frame I recently bought and am hoping that the collective knowledge of the forum may be able to help. The bike was sold as a Raleigh Road Ace, but was quite clearly not the case, but it looked like a decent frame so I bought it anyway.
Having stripped off the 3 different paint jobs. this is what I found:
Top and Seat tubes are 56cm ctc and 74 deg parallel.
Fork rake - 37mm
Lugs - Haden Sovereign
Bottom Bracket - RGF, English threads
Drop outs - Campagnolo, long horizontal
Seat post - 27.2mm
Tubing - Unknown
Frame weight - 1830g
Fork weight - 650g
There are some features which I am hoping somebody will recognize.
The frame and forks have a serial number, '5185', this is stamped onto a flat area which has been filed onto the BB and steerer. Approx 25 x 6 mm the area on the bottom bracket is at the 6 o'clock position and runs across the frame.
There are NO visible vent holes in the frame, obviously seat tube, down tube and chain stay vent into the bottom bracket but the seat stay is vent is covered by and vents through the brake bridge. I believe that the chain stay bridge vents into the stay.
The frame was purchased from the Merseyside area.
Unfortunately the frame had some damage, the ears for the seat bolt where virtually destroyed so these have been removed a a new solid binder fitted, there was also a nasty dent from the front mech clamp but this has been repaired and a bolt on mech hangar fitted.
If anybody has any ideas as to who the manufacturer was or could be, I would be grateful for your input.
Thanks in advance.
I've been lurking , sorry researching, on the forum for a while now, but this is my first post.
I am trying to identify the manufacturer/builder of a frame I recently bought and am hoping that the collective knowledge of the forum may be able to help. The bike was sold as a Raleigh Road Ace, but was quite clearly not the case, but it looked like a decent frame so I bought it anyway.
Having stripped off the 3 different paint jobs. this is what I found:
Top and Seat tubes are 56cm ctc and 74 deg parallel.
Fork rake - 37mm
Lugs - Haden Sovereign
Bottom Bracket - RGF, English threads
Drop outs - Campagnolo, long horizontal
Seat post - 27.2mm
Tubing - Unknown
Frame weight - 1830g
Fork weight - 650g
There are some features which I am hoping somebody will recognize.
The frame and forks have a serial number, '5185', this is stamped onto a flat area which has been filed onto the BB and steerer. Approx 25 x 6 mm the area on the bottom bracket is at the 6 o'clock position and runs across the frame.
There are NO visible vent holes in the frame, obviously seat tube, down tube and chain stay vent into the bottom bracket but the seat stay is vent is covered by and vents through the brake bridge. I believe that the chain stay bridge vents into the stay.
The frame was purchased from the Merseyside area.
Unfortunately the frame had some damage, the ears for the seat bolt where virtually destroyed so these have been removed a a new solid binder fitted, there was also a nasty dent from the front mech clamp but this has been repaired and a bolt on mech hangar fitted.
If anybody has any ideas as to who the manufacturer was or could be, I would be grateful for your input.
Thanks in advance.
