Help identifying bike
- Thread starter hm.ouse
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juvela
Old School Hero
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dating note -
if one takes the machine's Sachs-Huret bits to be original to it they should provide a specific date
beginning in 1978 fittings received a four digit date marking where the first two digits indicate the week of the year and the second two the year as in this example -
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Tracer name on chainset not one have seen previously
makes me wonder if it may refer to marque of cycle rather than brand of chainset; perhaps another reader shall have more information on this...
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dating note -
if one takes the machine's Sachs-Huret bits to be original to it they should provide a specific date
beginning in 1978 fittings received a four digit date marking where the first two digits indicate the week of the year and the second two the year as in this example -
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Tracer name on chainset not one have seen previously
makes me wonder if it may refer to marque of cycle rather than brand of chainset; perhaps another reader shall have more information on this...
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Jonny69
Senior Retro Guru
The paint finish looks a lot like Montana graffiti paint. It was popular with the retro cars scene for a bit because of its covering power and that matte, slightly textured finish.
GB Farrad (?) on the stem makes me think at least the stem is German? Though the correct German spelling would be fahrrad so I think that might not right.
GB Farrad (?) on the stem makes me think at least the stem is German? Though the correct German spelling would be fahrrad so I think that might not right.
Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
The stem is British a GB Gerry Burgess, I don't know about the farrad after possibly export. Looks like a cheap Bianchi to me. I could be wrong and am often 
