Identify this frame
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:20 am
Picked up this frame recently, it had been sanded back to bare metal and brush painted a shade of purple. So no chance of an easy identification. The original paint job was mustard over white, from the small amount found near the headset.
It is reasonable quality steel frame for 700c with a 26.4mm seat post , suntour gtIV drop outs and cable routing attached to the frame.
I don't know what components on the bike where original, my guess the tange BB and headset and the chrome forks with suntour drop outs.
The frame is very similar, particularly with the cable guides, lugs and 26.4mm seat post to a Repco Nishiki Olympic 12 speed.
The differences 700c vs 27", 1 instead of 2 bidon mounts and no drain holes in the chain stays.
Looks like a Gordonson I saw last weekend. The cable guides and lugs look the same as does the single bidon mounts, 700c wheels and tange headset. That Gordonson was red over white and I remember seeing yellow/mustard and white Gordonsons in the past. But the red Gordson did have chain adjusters and painted forks.
So my pick is a late 80's Nishiki frame supplied to Gordonsons or another Australian "manufacturer". Anybody else have an opinion?
It is reasonable quality steel frame for 700c with a 26.4mm seat post , suntour gtIV drop outs and cable routing attached to the frame.
I don't know what components on the bike where original, my guess the tange BB and headset and the chrome forks with suntour drop outs.
The frame is very similar, particularly with the cable guides, lugs and 26.4mm seat post to a Repco Nishiki Olympic 12 speed.
The differences 700c vs 27", 1 instead of 2 bidon mounts and no drain holes in the chain stays.
Looks like a Gordonson I saw last weekend. The cable guides and lugs look the same as does the single bidon mounts, 700c wheels and tange headset. That Gordonson was red over white and I remember seeing yellow/mustard and white Gordonsons in the past. But the red Gordson did have chain adjusters and painted forks.
So my pick is a late 80's Nishiki frame supplied to Gordonsons or another Australian "manufacturer". Anybody else have an opinion?