Simplon? The poor man’s pace?

[Mod-Master]

Saw this peculiar looking frame on a Facebook group for quite cheap, looks to have some nice parts. Any info on it? @joglo

Looks quite funny

 

[mk one]

Austrian company from memory.

 

[Tootyred]

Hopefully they dont break as easily as a pace!

 

[jimo746]

Didn't they make some components too? I seem to remember QR skewers and a few other bits??

 

[Imlach]

That's quite nice that

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

I knew them as 'Simplon Titanium'? They were making handlebars and such?

 

[ferrus]

I knew them as 'Simplon Titanium'? They were making handlebars and such?

That’s a different brand from the UK. They didn’t make frames only Ti parts, bolts etc
Ken the owner had a ridiculously light Titan Ti Compe IIRC, built with all Simplon Ti bits inc. spokes. Think it weighed around 17lbs

 

[joglo]

Hi,
yes, indeed Simplon is an meanwhile very old Austria bike brand. Still arround today and based in Hard, Voralberg.

History of the premium bike manufacturer | Simplon

Born and raised in Austria: Find out about Simplon’s development from a small bicycle shop to an Austrian premium bike manufacturer!

www.simplon.com

I do have a bit of old documentation, ads and brochures


They had quite early nice MTBs with Aluminum frames,

but started also other things like Carbon early (RR already from 1992)

and also Titanium



Not sure what was produced on their own, or let's say specifically just for Simplon, and what was rather re-selling of standard frames from Taiwan.

 

[joglo]

The thing is, i never have seen another Simplon with a rectangular shaped tubes,
or let's say also rectangular tubes for the main frame. That's the reason why I can't provide any other Information to the searched Bike.

The pic below from a test in a bike magazin from 1992 shows at least rectangular seat stays (but round seat and down tube)

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

That’s a different brand from the UK. They didn’t make frames only Ti parts, bolts etc
Ken the owner had a ridiculously light Titan Ti Compe IIRC, built with all Simplon Ti bits inc. spokes. Think it weighed around 17lbs

Schooled.

They look like nice frames.