Mystery Bike

[RichardWL]

Has anybody got an idea of the make of this bike? It was sold to me as a Ribble cycle but I’m not convinced.
Thanks

 

[hamster]

Looks a pretty generic aluminium frame.

 

[Nob]

That’s pretty awful welding on those rear dropouts & wouldn’t give me confidence in riding that very far.....

 

[RichardWL]

Looks a pretty generic aluminium frame.

Cheers. Not my area of expertise. Perhaps a Ribble 531?

 

[hamster]

531 is steel and would be lugged not welded.
It looks like the sort of frame that many shops bought in bulk from Taiwan. They were all built to a high standard, the only thing missing being the name. But people don't want old Alu frames, rightly or wrongly.

By the way, that frame has what appears to be a severe crack at the bottom of the head tube. I would check carefully and scrap the frame if in ANY doubt.

 

[RichardWL]

531 is steel and would be lugged not welded.
It looks like the sort of frame that many shops bought in bulk from Taiwan. They were all built to a high standard, the only thing missing being the name. But people don''t want old Alu frames.

By the way, that frame has what appears to be a severe crack at the bottom of the head tube. I would check carefully and scrap the frame if in ANY doubt.

Cheers for the advice

 

[hamster]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

 

[RobLoasby]

Looks like cracks at both ends of the head tube. Did someone try to force in an oversize headset or not clean the inside of paint before fitting the headset?

 

[hamster]

It's just fatigue cracking. Aluminium has a finite fatigue life, unlike steel.

 

[RichardWL]

Looks like it’s going for parts