Veneto road bike

I have bought a vintage Veneto road bike w Scandium frame. The seller was only able to tell me it was probably from the 90s. Would anyone be able to identify production year and model or any other retails from the pics? It's my first road bike, always had MTBs, so have zero knowledge about road bikes.
The Veneto Art Decor was never an Easton Scandium framed bike but an Altec framed one , I own one
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It was between 1999 till 2002 later replaced by Altec 2+, Airplane and Carve frames
The bikes that were made in Easton Scandium were Willier Triestina l'Alpe D'Huez in Easton Elite, later same model was made of scandium, Eddy Merckx as well as Koga Miyata and Lapierre offered Scandium frames in late 90's early 00's. The GT ZR for the Lotto team was also made of Scandium.
 
It's not 90's, but early 00's. Veneto was the name used by Orbea for the frames they sold in Italy at that time. I had one similar to this, columbus airplane tubing, carbon fork, branded as zeus (another name used at that time, depending on region). It was a very nice bike, rode really well.
Indeed , my Veneto rides very well , fast and is very secure.
 
Not to sideline the thread. But can someone tell me the difference between Scandium and 7000 or 6000 series Aluminium.
Here is the most complete topic about Easton Aluminium and another interesting topic on Aluminium 7005 vs 6061aluminum topic. Also Scandium is only available in 7005 aluminium and Easton Ultralite available as 6069 aluminium. The 6069 T6 alumnium will need a heat treating treatment to regain its mechanical characteristics.

Of course there are both low end and very high end frames are made in 7005 tubing. 6061 tends to be used on mid to high level frames because of production costs.

6XXX series tubes are alloyed with Magnesium and Silicon and makes a moderate strength alloy that tends to be more ductile. The material itself is usually pretty cheap which is why most heavy low end aluminum handlebars, stems, and seatposts are made from it. But because its also ductile, it makes for a good rim material. However, when welded...it loses a lot of its strength. In order to regain the strength it must be heat treated which is a time consuming and expensive process. This is why you don't see low end aluminum frames made with it...the production costs far outweigh the material savings when used in a frame. Because it is so ductile, tube manipulation is easier so many manufacturers use it because they can make many different tube shapes fairly easily with it.

7XXX series tubes use Zinc as its main alloying agent. It is harder and stronger but also less ductile (tends to snap vs bend). Because of its strength, it is the primary material used in high end alloy bars and seatposts (think Thompson here) as well as high wear items like chainrings. The material costs more than 6061 but because most 7005 frames do not require heat treatment, they can be produced cheaper...which is why department store bikes use it. But very high end tubing such as Easton Ultralight and SC7000 (with added scandium) are 7005 based tubing sets as well.

Giant Alcoa 6013,Cannondale CAAD 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and Trek Alpha Alumnium SLR use custom 6XXX series alloy but receive a heat treated treatment to regain mechanical characteristics.

Here is a review from 7005 vs 6061aluminum. Easton frames especially Scandium and Elite ones were prone to cracking and a heavy rider isn't recommended.
 
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The Veneto Art Decor was never an Easton Scandium framed bike but an Altec framed one , I own one
54626019579_9bb1fb4f4d_b.jpg

54624938902_244a572041_b.jpg

It was between 1999 till 2002 later replaced by Altec 2+, Airplane and Carve frames
The bikes that were made in Easton Scandium were Willier Triestina l'Alpe D'Huez in Easton Elite, later same model was made of scandium, Eddy Merckx as well as Koga Miyata and Lapierre offered Scandium frames in late 90's early 00's. The GT ZR for the Lotto team was also made of Scandium.
Tidy, it looks like another Cavallo paint job - famous for their fades and Colnago style top tube airbrushing
 
Veneto is indeed a french brand - they were pretty famous for knocking out fairly massed produced quality bikes at good prices. A lot of the frames were very well finished, with deco paint and chrome. I've had a few, although mostly low end, in Gara tubing but I've got a Genius tubed version which is gorgeous.

You'll find them just about everywhere in France and Northern Spain as they were priced keenly and had a good distribution network in the larger French bike shops. Think Colner rather than Colnago. A lot of them were painted by Cavallo Marino, who specialized in paint jobs worthy of the best of Italian frame builders. In fact I'll probably start a thread about vintage frame finishes and famous painters, kicking off with Cavallo. Here's an example.
Cavallo Marino was producing some very nice quality frames with nice paint jobs. Its craftsmanship was oustanding regarding paint and I have to say that I love the paintjob on my Veneto.
 
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