dirttorpedo
Senior Retro Guru
I am going to check out an old 80's vintage bike made by a South African company called Alpina. The model is the "Lightweight" From what I gather the bikes were made in Cape Town during the 70's and 80's. They may have originally rebadged Italian frames and then moved on to domestic manufacture. The bike is built up with a collection of Simplex and Gippiemimi drive train components (unfortunately the delrin Simplex mechs). No decal indicating tubeset used.
I've googled til I'm blue in the face. Hardly any information about the brand out there. I'm a bit leery because of the lack of tubeset information and the crummy simplex mechs. Anyone know anything about the brand or this bike in particular? I'm guessing its around 1984 vintage.
I've googled til I'm blue in the face. Hardly any information about the brand out there. I'm a bit leery because of the lack of tubeset information and the crummy simplex mechs. Anyone know anything about the brand or this bike in particular? I'm guessing its around 1984 vintage.