my latest addition help to identify

[biggs682]

picked this up this week , not sure what make etc etc , but rides really nice .

if you can help to identify please do

see link its the bright orange framed bike

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68734341@N04/

 

[alecstilleyedye]

the lugs look like prugnat, although i've got an unidentified frame with those, so probably not much help.

the bridge between the seat stays for the rear brake mounting looks distinctive, and may help more.

retrobike.com is a good place to try, if you get no joy here of course.

 

[biggs682]

cant believe more people have not made any suggestions .

used it now for 2 lots of daily commutes and once you get it wound up boy it flies and it stops well as well

 

[Gravity Aided]

Sorry, I keep looking at that beautiful Sigma . You have some great bikes .

 

[biggs682]

Gavity Aided thanks for the comment , the sigma is great to ride but its the mango tango that is a better all rounder , but my most honest bike is the old battered Phillips !

 

[Gravity Aided]

Phillips are great bikes - I've had a couple in the past, one badged as a Hiawatha (Gambles Hardware), another as a Ranger (Marshall Field and Co.) . Truly great riders both, but a little small for me at 6'4" .

 

[pubrunner]

picked this up this week , not sure what make etc etc , but rides really nice .

if you can help to identify please do

see link its the bright orange framed bike

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68734341@N04/

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Sorry that I can't help, but it looks to be a quality bike !

As has already been mentioned, the bridge between the seat stays for the rear brake mounting looks very distinctive - I've never seen one in that style. I'm guessing that it is from the 80s, but whatever it is, it looks a good find.

 

[Goldie]

Off topic, but couldn't not say how much I love the Philips - I;d give my right arm to find something like that to blast around on.

 

[biggs682]

the mango tango machine had an airing today WOW its a great bike with great brake so loads of late braking ( naughty habit ) just need some forks to replace the rusty ones on it

 

[biggs682]

forks now sourced awaiting arrival and fitment , really loving this mystery bike

 

[asterix]

I've a Bob Jackson with that kinda BB shell.

 

[biggs682]

all other ideas have said italian so differant

 

[asterix]

Perhaps it is, in which case it is quite likely to have Italian threading, no? i.e 2 RH threads. But not inevitably as IIRC Bianchi BBs have British threads.

Sheldon Brown (RIP)

The major exception is the bottom bracket. Italian bottom brackets are 70 mm wide, as opposed to the usual 68 mm dimension of British/ISO and French bottom brackets. The cup diameter is also larger. Sometimes, bicycles which have damaged bottom-bracket threads are machined out to Italian size to eliminate the damaged threads. Italian bottom brackets, like the French, use a right-hand thread on both sides, so the fixed cup is prone to loosening up unless very securely tightened or secured with threadlock compound.
Italian threading is a curious mixture of metric and British. Diameters are specified in millimeters, but threads are in threads-per-inch! In addition, the thread angle is 55 degrees, as with the obsolete British Whitworth system, rather than 60 degrees as with U.S. and metric threads.

 

[biggs682]

just come back from having a set of Kinesis 6061 alloy forks fitted and a new set of Schwable Luganos all for £28 excl the forks

 

[biggs682]

debrajt01 the sigma is a great looking bike and very nice to ride , i could be tempted to part with company with it