Simplon Titanium frame 17 inch

[mojo ti]

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Hi,

Have you a serial number on BB or dropout ?
Thanks

 

[-Niellesie-]

Re: Titanium frame 17 inch, italian made

Some numbers:

Seattube c-t: 43,5cm
Seattube c-c: 39,5cm
Toptube c-c: 54,5cc
Effective toptube plusminus: 55,5cm
Headtube length: 10cm

Frame is for 63-80mm forks i think
Serial number on underside bb: A61205508

 

[Seca Blue]

Re: Titanium frame 17 inch, italian made

Exceptionally tidy welds aren't they? And looks to be pretty chunky tubing in places - it's v nice indeed.

 

[chickenskin]

Re: Titanium frame 17 inch, italian made

Shame it's not a 19", I expect it would have gone by now! I think that might be a bit small for me.

 

[sztopi17]

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[F.321]

Re: Titanium frame 17 inch, italian made

Lovely frame!

 

[-Niellesie-]

Re: Titanium frame 17 inch, italian made

So its a simplon!

 

[ferrus]

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Is this the Simplon from the UK? (owned by Ken Simpson iirc)

 

[-Niellesie-]

Not that i know

 

[ferrus]

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Maybe it's an entirely different company. Simplon UK made bars, stems, B.B.s, bar ends and spokes, mostly from commercially-pure Ti.
I'm not sure if they ever got round to making frames, but the owner did say he was considering it when I last spoke to him in the mid '90's and I *think* he'd built himself a frame; his own bike was a Ti-fest and weighed about 17lbs iirc

Probably a different 'Simplon' but very nice anyway