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orange71
PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:25 pm 
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It's steel, is all I know... any ideas?

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computerbitz
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:26 pm 
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its getting a bit like name that tune, or am i showing my age with that one
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:29 pm 
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a clue: it has been stripped of paint and lacquered, so not originally natural shiny finish.
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early Avalanche, Karakoram or Borrego? Doubt it's a Psyclone as sure tehy didn't have mudguard eyes!
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due to the lack of canti mounts and the profile at the back of the seat tube i would say tempest 1996?
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Lack of canti mounts????
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orange71
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I think he means the stop to allow the cable to terminate directly above the canti's unlike v's which don't need it in proximity.
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cchris2lou
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I think he meant canti stops . it is a frame designed for V brakes .
I saw it too , but not sure on the model.
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is there an echo here :wink:
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tempest was alloy anyway.
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