ForestHill
Retro Guru
Hi, I bought this off ebay as a gamble - I spotted the lugs and the price was right so I had a punt.
It arrived yesterday and I thought 'oh, when I get that paint off there'll be some identifying marks' but there's nothing.
A couple of features worth noting - 27.2 seat post size, so presumably 531 or equivalent.
Full compliment of touring braze ons.
I think it might be built for 27" wheels, or for very big clearances with 700c.
Long wheel base.
53cm seat tube ctc, 55cm top tube top tube ctc (seems like a weird pairing to me!),
Lovely cut out lug work.
Wraparound seat stay, with an overhang where the seat stays meet.
No brand name on dropouts front or rear.
English threaded BB.
Here are some photos
http://imgur.com/a/b8Sb3
Any advice would be appreciated. Someone's painted it with house paint so it's currently sat covered in a nitromors type thing, but one that doesn't take off proper (enamel) paint work. I've used it before on a frame that had been spray painted and it just took the outer layer off, leaving the original paint - I'm hoping it'll do the same for this one!
There's a bit of rust on the inside of the bottom bracket, which worries me slightly, but the tubes seem solid. Hopefully I'll not find any cracks when I get the 2mm of paint off.
Cheers.
It arrived yesterday and I thought 'oh, when I get that paint off there'll be some identifying marks' but there's nothing.
A couple of features worth noting - 27.2 seat post size, so presumably 531 or equivalent.
Full compliment of touring braze ons.
I think it might be built for 27" wheels, or for very big clearances with 700c.
Long wheel base.
53cm seat tube ctc, 55cm top tube top tube ctc (seems like a weird pairing to me!),
Lovely cut out lug work.
Wraparound seat stay, with an overhang where the seat stays meet.
No brand name on dropouts front or rear.
English threaded BB.
Here are some photos
http://imgur.com/a/b8Sb3
Any advice would be appreciated. Someone's painted it with house paint so it's currently sat covered in a nitromors type thing, but one that doesn't take off proper (enamel) paint work. I've used it before on a frame that had been spray painted and it just took the outer layer off, leaving the original paint - I'm hoping it'll do the same for this one!
There's a bit of rust on the inside of the bottom bracket, which worries me slightly, but the tubes seem solid. Hopefully I'll not find any cracks when I get the 2mm of paint off.
Cheers.