Identify a frame! Wishbone content

[coomber]

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Thanks for the further replies.

 

[renaldo]

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Nice, its a 2001 Commencal Love. Double butted steel frame. I have the 2000 catalogue pages if you are interested?

Good score for £20 I think. Eastbourne is my hometown too :facepalm:

 

[coomber]

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I'll see how well I melt the seatpost out but will probably take you up on that thank you

 

[renaldo]

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So I don't forget / fail to get around to doing it, here they are. I don't have access to a scanner, so just photos I'm afraid

 

[renaldo]

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It doesn't give a weight for this frame unfortunately. I think the model name and serial number being engraved into the headtube badge might only apply to the aluminium frames too - it doesn't mention it in the catalogues for the steel frames and I can't see it here on your frame.

They described the Love model as their way of seeing the freeride bike - I guess you can see that in the gussets on the frame, the relatively wide for the time riser bars and BMX style pedals it can with. It was designed as a simple, straightfoward and functional bike that could be easily upgraded. It would be a bike you could keep and it would become an old bike, but not an old-fashioned bike. Not a bad motto

 

[coomber]

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Awesomw, thanks a lot for those that's really cool.

It does seem quite versatile. It's built strong where it needs to be but frame weight is quite light. I'll weigh it when I get the seatpost out.

It's too small for me but I'll build it up for my wife and see if she likes it.

Thanks again

 

[CTK]

I've got those exact forks in good nick if you want to go catalogue spec.

 

[coomber]

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Thanks mate but I'm not worried about catalogue spec. Have some bouncy forks and some p2s here I'll use one of them.

 

[renaldo]

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I think these were also designed around 70 - 100 mm travel forks, with an ideal axle-to-crown length of 438mm.

 

[coomber]

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Yeah I guessed that would be about it. Thank you renaldo