Can you help to identify these frames, bikes or parts?

^ Other than it's looks lovely, I'm not too sure. Possibly the lugs could be the biggest giveaway? Have you contacted the Vlaamse Wielerschool?

After contacting Simoncini with them being exceptionally helpful, turns out it's not one of theirs.

Thought I'd try one more go at solving the mystery before getting this blasted for paint, anyone?

More info here: http://www.lfgss.com/thread108492.html & http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/mystery-lo-pro-13088

Hi I have just picked up a steel framed racer and am trying to find out a bit more about it. It has frame lugs that look like this
I will upload a pic of the complete bike as soon as I can.
Does anyone recognise them?
Thanks in advance

Hi I have just picked up a steel framed racer and am trying to find out a bit more about it. It has frame lugs that look like this
I will upload a pic of the complete bike as soon as I can.
Does anyone recognise them?
Thanks in advance

That frame is a raleigh Lenton.

(Probably a 1960's model).

Ideal thank you.
Here is a photo of the complete bike

Would it make a good base for my first fixie build or should I look for something else?
Thanks again for the help!

Fine around town, get something else if you have tight trousers or want to go quickly.

Tight trousers ?

Any idea what this frame is?

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Thanks

So after contacting the seller twice to ask if it was definitely English threaded and being told both times that it was, the frame gets delivered and seems to be french threaded. (well i am guessing as neither an English or Italian bb will fit) the adjustable cup of the English threaded bb went in fine but the fixed side would not take, the adjustable cup will thread on to the drive side but turning right. i have ordered a french bb but it is a guess really. I think the french bb has confirmed it as a Gitane.

Have you ever hear about Bassan?

yeah, just google bassan 'bici' or 'cicli'.. it's a small shop
nice frame!

So after contacting the seller twice to ask if it was definitely English threaded and being told both times that it was, the frame gets delivered and seems to be french threaded. (well i am guessing as neither an English or Italian bb will fit) the adjustable cup of the English threaded bb went in fine but the fixed side would not take, the adjustable cup will thread on to the drive side but turning right. i have ordered a french bb but it is a guess really. I think the french bb has confirmed it as a Gitane.

That doesn't sound like a French bb to me. You wouldn't be able to get anything English in a French threaded shell. Sounds like you're saying it's double right threaded English. Never heard of that - usual answer is old Raleighs when one comes up against weird stuff, but that frame doesn't resemble a Raleigh at all.

^ I think the seller might be right and it is a BSA thread...
I was sold a set of bb cups by a rather shoddy LBS and the packet contained 2x NDS cups.
These both fitted in the English BB but turning CW in both cases...
I was in a bit of a hurry at the time (a couple of days before L'Eroica) so I loctited the bb in place and put a lock-ring on both cups!
I subsequently sold the frame to Andrew of this parish - he was slightly flummoxed by the double CW bb, and we were both mildly concerned that I may have threaded the shell, he later found that a bog standard shimano sealed BB went in quite happily.....

my theory (FWIW) is that there's some kind of Zen symmetry that goes on when you turn a RH threaded cup into a LH threaded hole, it goes in CW....
Even though I'm actually a Chartered Mechanical engineer, to my shame I don't have any geometric theories to back it up - it's merely anecdotal evidence

I therefore urge you to persevere with a steady hand on your bsa cups...

That doesn't sound like a French bb to me. You wouldn't be able to get anything English in a French threaded shell. Sounds like you're saying it's double right threaded English. Never heard of that - usual answer is old Raleighs when one comes up against weird stuff, but that frame doesn't resemble a Raleigh at all.

^ I think the seller might be right and it is a BSA thread...
I was sold a set of bb cups by a rather shoddy LBS and the packet contained 2x NDS cups.
These both fitted in the English BB but turning CW in both cases...
I was in a bit of a hurry at the time (a couple of days before L'Eroica) so I loctited the bb in place and put a lock-ring on both cups!
I subsequently sold the frame to Andrew of this parish - he was slightly flummoxed by the double CW bb, and we were both mildly concerned that I may have threaded the shell, he later found that a bog standard shimano sealed BB went in quite happily.....

my theory (FWIW) is that there's some kind of Zen symmetry that goes on when you turn a RH threaded cup into a LH threaded hole, it goes in CW....
Even though I'm actually a Chartered Mechanical engineer, to my shame I don't have any geometric theories to back it up - it's merely anecdotal evidence

I therefore urge you to persevere with a steady hand on your bsa cups...

Thanks for the replies, i have been trying to get a standard sealed bb to fit with no joy. My head is melted, but i was looking and on-one do an external bb track crankset. Could i get this and just use a non drive side cup on both sides? failing that a treadless bb, but i dont know what these are like long term.

it sounds french to me....

so i took two non drive side external bb cups and they went straight in, i am thinking of getting one of these:

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CSOOTC/on_one_external_bearing_track_crankset

And just running two non drive side cups. I think the crank holding itself together should stop the drive side cup from unscrewing.

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/3697/8ahp.jpg
Can you help to identify this frame set?

And just running two non drive side cups. I think the crank holding itself together should stop the drive side cup from unscrewing.

No worse than Italian threads.

No worse than Italian threads.

yes, that is the plan.

anyone recognizes or knows of these hubs
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11954452/Nueva%20carpeta/ruedas-para-tubo_MLA-F-4532035788_062013.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11954452/Nueva%20carpeta/ruedas-para-tubo_MLA-F-4532037275_062013.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11954452/Nueva%20carpeta/ruedas-para-tubo_MLA-F-4532048156_062013.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11954452/Nueva%20carpeta/ruedas-para-tubo_MLA-F-4532064407_062013.jpg

is very similar to this campy but different

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11954452/Nueva%20carpeta/CD33D8FC-C600-4183-B88A-F34A93162488.jpeg

any information will be appreciated

http://www.lfgss.com/thread44162.html

They're made U.T.F.S. Industries.

Does anyone know anything about my bike. The frame only has a number on the bottom of bottom bracket but cannot quite make it out.
It has campagnolo crankset, pedals, and bottom bracket.

It may not have started life with those track ends.

Just acquired.

French threading, seat tube is 28.0 od, 25.4 id. (Fork is from 80's Peugeot.)

Dropouts look like Vitus but have no markings. There are two circular bosses on the inside of the right one - could be for some sort of chain hanger? It also seems eyelets have been ground off. The stay tangs do not have the double-bend.

Chainstays are oval not indented, has full set of braze-ons, seatstay tops like Mercier but I have not seen one with head lugs like these.

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It may not have started life with those track ends.

What makes you say that?

The brake drillings, fork blades, bottle bosses, look of the track ends. It's hard to tell from those pics, but the geo looks more relaxed than traditional track geo. It's possible of course that it was built as a road fixed frame, but then I'd expect to see mudguard eyes - people used that kind of frame for winter training.
Having said all that, it looks like a nicely built steel frame under the powdercoat - that seat cluster is nicely put together.