mecacycle Style Frame

[Floydskipper]

I have had this frame since the early nineties I bought it of a club mate and used it for time trials,I am not sure off the history but I think it was made in France
It Is a small frame 20.5 inch
I would like to sell it I also have a couple of nice tubular wheels with vintage Spidel hubs

 

[Nob]

Mecacycle was a bespoke cycle manufacturer based in Saint-Étienne, France, it was operating for 10-15 years from the late 1970's to at least the late 80's. The firm was either started by, or brought in it's formative years by ex Mercier frame builder/designer Raymond Crozet.

Mecacycle frames were well known in Europe for their frequent use of superb fillet brazing in the construction of many of their signature frames, though they are not that well known outside of Europe, as many of their frames carry the decals of the cycle shops that distributed Mecacycle frames.

The signature Mecacycle was the Turbo road model which has a double seat tube design which the rear wheel sits neatly in-between, to provide a very short and responsive wheelbase.

 

[otherself]

Cool frame that

 

[Floydskipper]

Mecacycle was a bespoke cycle manufacturer based in Saint-Étienne, France, it was operating for 10-15 years from the late 1970's to at least the late 80's. The firm was either started by, or brought in it's formative years by ex Mercier frame builder/designer Raymond Crozet.

Mecacycle frames were well known in Europe for their frequent use of superb fillet brazing in the construction of many of their signature frames, though they are not that well known outside of Europe, as many of their frames carry the decals of the cycle shops that distributed Mecacycle frames.

The signature Mecacycle was the Turbo road model which has a double seat tube design which the rear wheel sits neatly in-between, to provide a very short and responsive wheelbase.

Thanks that’s good information,do you know of other frames builders who used this design

 

[Nob]

Rod Greaves Whitby

A friend has just acquired these 2 frames from another friend in Edinburgh who has been sorting out the estate of a local collector of bikes, motor bikes and cars. He had asked on a newsletter if anyone had heard of Greaves and I was able to answer that I had, mainly through remembering some...

www.retrobike.co.uk

 

[Old Ned]

Several UK builders used the design for USWB time trial frames. I'm sure Nob has some photos to share

Here's a Mecacycle brochure I have. I had a chance to buy a frame some years ago but I didn't as I had to many projects at the time.

 

[Nob]

 

[Nob]

I had a Bespoke built by Norris Lockley as above.. me in 1983

 

[Floydskipper]

I had a Bespoke built by Norris Lockley as above.. me in 1983

Brilliant photos
I’ve got a bit more information about the frame it was bought new in Leicester probably from Owen Blowers bike shop around 1985/86
It was plain white no decals It was sprayed the colour it is now at Rolls Royce in Coventry and the paint work is still good now

 

[Old Ned]

I reckon there may have been a few finished off by various shops fitting their transfers. As stated above I nearly bought one - the vendor had 2 - and I'm sure one of them had Woodrup transfers on.