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Lovely bike And lovely build, here your are !
No doubt, your bike is an SMG. (who mean "welds and guaranties measures" in french)
The brand was founded by Jean Frelat, and based in Aulnay sous Bois in France (Paris region)
To my point of view, he is one of the most talented frame builder of his generation for race bicycle with Alain Michel, Mecacycle and Ganolo.
At the time, it's production were only for wealthy customers, and pro or semi-pro riders.
He filed several patent in bicycle industry:
First seat stays brazed on seat tube clamping screw. (1977)
Double Clamping Screw:
The SMG rear dropout are also a patent. These are track dropout brazed vertically, to ensure a perfect centering of the rear wheel.
He had also build frame for race service retailer, here is a similar to yours, build for the retailer Solander. Yours is build In Camu Aero 7 tubing set, probably with a columbus fork.
link: http://www.pignonfixe.com/showthread.php?tid=111025&highlight=Solander
Vintage advertising and article (you could see original logo)
few of SMG's realization:
Here a SMG pic's compilation:
http://www.peterbrueggeman.com/cr/smg-others.pdfI will restaure mine and build it with some french time trial period correct parts..
I hope it helped you ;)
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Wow, seeing your post (nice collection :) ) cleared up what the make of my frames is! I have owned it for years, never was able to find out what it was despite its characteristic details.
Thanks!!
This is it (very old build), same dropouts and similar Columbus Air like tubing.
Do you know anything about the brand that you could share?