Help me figure out what this vintage carbon frame is!

[rakat]

Hi,

Im currently in possession of a carbon frame which i believe dates from the 90s as it still has shifting bosses on the down tube!

I feel a hint of vitus and kestrel but i cannot tell!!!

Thanks for your input!

-Rajis

 

[monty dog]

Don't think it's a Kestrel - too swoopy even for them.

Initially, I thought Corima Piuma but a Google search proved me wrong.

I suspect that it's one of the first generic carbon frames produced in the Far East around 2000 - the fork is pretty well identical to one I had a few years ago.

 

[foz]

I may be wrong, but I have a faded memory of either peugeot or vitus having a carbon frame of that shape.

edit: I think I was wrong... the vitus ZX1 is similar, but not the same.

 

[hamster]

Remember that shifting bosses on the down tube are still used, as they locate the cable adjuster.

 

[rakat]

its does have a 1" steering tube if that can clear up anything

 

[David B]

I may be wrong, but I have a faded memory of either peugeot or vitus having a carbon frame of that shape.

edit: I think I was wrong... the vitus ZX1 is similar, but not the same.

Didn't the ZX1 and its Peugeot cousin have a Vitus 992-style semi-integral headset?

David

 

[foz]

I think they did, and I think they also had an integrated seatpost binder (with an allen key bolt on the side, in front of the seatpost), not an external one like this frame has.

 

[monty dog]

I Googled the Peugeot / Vitus and it's not one of those. I reckon it's mid-late 90s.

 

[Old Ned]

Schauff? FES?

 

[rakat]

When i look at the following picture, i cant help but thinking that its definitely a schauff! I'll shoot them a mail to get more info!

http://schauff.soil.de/schauff99/bikes9 ... carbon.jpg

Thanks for the hint!