Scapin Nope rare Columbus Spirit frame. leboncoin

[ibbz]

https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/equipements_velos/3060455406

I have the later one. This is the best Scapin MTB frame of the era approx 2001. -2003

 

[grantoury]

Please stop sharing all the Scapins. I always feel I need one in the shed, and the shed is full.

 

[ibbz]

Please stop sharing all the Scapins. I always feel I need one in the shed, and the shed is full.

This one is a peach!
If I hadn't had splurged on 2 frames already I'd have nabbed this.
I've only ever seen one on sale on Art Bikes and another once on BBB and for well over a grand.
I luckily managed to get mine a while back, but mine is ther later carbon/Columbus Spirit.

This is the all steel. Both made by Fratelli Barco and top end Scapins from the era.

 

[grantoury]

It is nice. Shame about the slight ding and under the surface rust. I would love to find out how they ride, I expect that typical Columbus/Dedacciai feel of stiffness and compliance.

 

[ibbz]

It is nice. Shame about the slight ding and under the surface rust. I would love to find out how they ride, I expect that typical Columbus/Dedacciai feel of stiffness and compliance.

If the other steel frames are anything to go by, superb.
BikeRadar review of the later 2006 (my one)
"...
It's still a lot to pay for a steel hardtail too, until you actually ride it. Within minutes we were grouping it with two of our all-time favourite steel bikes (a 1997 Ibis Mojo and a 1999 De Kerf Generation SL). You'll feel the chain momentarily 'load' the rear stays as you press the pedals but then it's gone, catapulted down the trail with an irresistible spring loaded urgency. Skipping from root to rock to lip to next straight line sprint seems to double your actual velocity in terms of perceived speed and you'll be howling with the joy of riding, even when the gradient or gear means you should be seriously hurting.

The rear end also sucks up a remarkable amount of trail chatter and chamfers sharp edges off rocks as though the bike is running 10psi less than it really is. This adds real ground wrapping traction and means it's a 'hard' tail you can hammer all day. Big mainframe tubes mean that there's nothing noodley about the frame when you brace yourself between bars and bottom bracket for maximum power, though.

It's no surprise that the narrow flat bars and short 80mm travel forks give the Nope a real head down, snap steering character. We actually really enjoyed it because the bike just felt better and better the harder and faster we rode, but longer forks and risers will make it a less 'seat of the skin shorts' experience. It'll also tip the weight balance back a bit for a less tail-happy ride than our fishtail rich experience...."

 

[grantoury]

Does this one still have canti studs? Looks like it but not sure

 

[ibbz]

Does this one still have canti studs? Looks like it but not sure

There were 2 versions, dics only and one with bosses.
This is the one with the studs
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/gral-in-stahl-scapin-nope-mki.884629/

From the pics it seems the one on sale here does have them

 

[ibbz]

I beg your pardon, it seems as if there were 3 versions released.
1st Gen (on the German site) 2nd Gen all steel (on sale here) and 3rd Gen carbon/steel (which I have) all three came in rim and Disc versions.(V8 and D

 

[ibbz]

The rear triangle and stays differ in the 2 steel versions.

 

[ibbz]

These were built for Scapin by these guys
https://www.ciclibarco.it/project/quintastrada

As you can see, their signature frame is still the steel carbon