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@melka
Hi everyone.
First let me introduce myself. My name is Kamel, I'm from Annecy (France), and I always liked track bikes but never really got around to getting a nice one.
Last weekend, I went to that club where they fix and sell bikes that are thrown away. I was able to pick up a black and red frame that was obviously somebody else's project that was never finished. In a way, I'm glad, because the paint job was really ugly and the handlebars got chopped up by someone who doesn't know how to use a saw...
13€ later (10 for the bike, 3 for the replacement handlebars) and a couple hours of fixing up, I was able to ride it back home.
I still don't have a clear picture as to how that bike should look, but I know that I want to start by having a single-speed and maybe later convert it to a retro-direct.
From what I gathered on the forum, I think that the frame might be a Joe Waugh / Dave Yates (similar lugs with the triangle cutout), a Raleigh (Lugs) or a Gazelle (gear & cable guide braze-ons) but I'm pretty sure I'm wrong, I don't know the stuff enough yet.
I just registered on the forum and I only have those crappy pictures, but the bike is now disassembled and I'm almost finished getting rid of all that paint. I'll try to post better ones tomorrow.
If anyone has any info on that frame, I'd be more than glad to hear you !
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