Identification help

team47b

Imholz cycles, St Gallen Switzerland, campagnolo, competition (assume that's a reference to 531c) any thoughts on age components, any knowledge of this company? I know they had a team in the 50's.

Tried google and the usual retrobike fora etc...








Thanks

sloppyschleckonds

arran77

The paint job on that looks as iffy as that bubble car thing of yours :P

veronese68

Chain needs oiling, also has the bike earned it's stripes?

arran77

Veronese68 wrote:

Chain needs oiling, also has the bike earned it's stripes?

A tyre on the rear would help too

pinno

That's a proper museum piece H, it suits you.

PS You're not going to actually buy it?

term1te

Veronese68 wrote:

Chain needs oiling, also has the bike earned it's stripes?

Has it earned it's stripes? It would appear so... http://www.pantheonbasel.ch/de/carfinder.html?detailUUID=6022849d-b990-4f92-ac7c-e3bb49514053 if you count indoor cycling.

team47b

Thanks for that link

Angle of those forks :shock:

pinno

team47b wrote:

Thanks for that link

Angle of those forks :shock:

Turn them round the other way and have a natural 'Look at me, no hands*' castor.

*Handy for eating on the go.

arran77

pinarello001 wrote:

PS You're not going to actually buy it?

He's pretending that he wants to buy it but really he's trying to sell it and wants to know what it's worth :P

sloppyschleckonds

arran77 wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

PS You're not going to actually buy it?

He's pretending that he wants to buy it but really he's trying to sell it and wants to know what it's worth :P

3 fiddy

arran77

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

arran77 wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

PS You're not going to actually buy it?

He's pretending that he wants to buy it but really he's trying to sell it and wants to know what it's worth :P

3 fiddy

I don't think he'll be happy with that, I suspect he was hoping for more.

team47b

It is not mine.

Not buying or selling, not interested in the value, I was just interested to find out who Imholz Cycles were and I also thought someone here would be able to put an approximate year to it, based on components, which might help with finding out more about the company.

But 3 fiddy sounds fair :twisted:

pinno

2 shillings and sixpence, or should that be 2 schillings and some pfennig ?

team47b

Feck off with your sarcasm and tell me from these p-poor photos what type of campagnolo parts are on there and what year you think it might be, or don't you know?

And yes I know the bike needs to be in a museum, but then again so does my car and me.

pinno

team47b wrote:

Feck off with your sarcasm and tell me from these p-poor photos what type of campagnolo parts are on there and what year you think it might be, or don't you know?

And yes I know the bike needs to be in a museum, but then again so does my car and me.

Who you calling a 'fecker'?, i'll get the mods on to you.

Croce D'Aune, i'd say early to mid seventies.

team47b

Which is it fecker, mid 70's or crochet aunt?

(CdA was 1988-91)

This is a test don't you know!

pinno

team47b wrote:

Which is it fecker, mid 70's or crochet aunt?

(CdA was 1988-91)

This is a test don't you know!

Just shows you can't bullshit a bullshitter.

I know a man who possibly could help... just hang on, he looks like a Basset hound.

Monty Dog

Nice frame - lugwork, twin-plate fork crown etc means its definetly worth restoring. Lack of braze-ons and componentry suggests 1970s - you will find a letter stamp on the back of the Campagnolo crank that could help with age identification.

sloppyschleckonds

I'll offer fify dolla

team47b

Monty Dog wrote:

Nice frame - lugwork, twin-plate fork crown etc means its definetly worth restoring. Lack of braze-ons and componentry suggests 1970s - you will find a letter stamp on the back of the Campagnolo crank that could help with age identification.

Thanks for that

Better? Pics sent to me today...

sloppyschleckonds

Why is there a towel over the saddle, is there a dirty stain or summat?

team47b

Yes a stain, well at least that meant someone got excited over this bike

sloppyschleckonds

I'd change those tyres if riding over those cobbles

limoneboy

lovely rear drop out details and shape

nice one

pinno

limoneboy wrote:

lovely rear drop out details and shape

nice one

Personally, I think it's a bit too modern for the OP.

arran77

pinarello001 wrote:

limoneboy wrote:

lovely rear drop out details and shape

nice one

Personally, I think it's a bit too modern for the OP.

This is more his era isn't it

team47b

I think I would struggle with the standover height on that one

veronese68

Nobody tell t47b, but I like that bike. Shame it's in a child's size.

team47b

Yeah it's gonna be a bit of a stretch for me 76cm standover and 53cm top tube.

Still I got some old platforms left over from the 70's

sloppyschleckonds

team47b wrote:

Still I got some old platforms left over from the 70's