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12-14-2012, 09:46 AM
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Guerciotti wall art (cracked vintage frame)
Would this look good on your shop wall?
From my brief internet research, this is a 1983/4 frame made by Vitus. The upper headtube lug is cracked, so in my opinion it isn't safe to ride. The frame was discarded by a neighbor of mine -- I don't know its full history. But the Triomphe group that was on it shows almost no wear at all (and will be for sale once I finish cleaning it up). Frame / fork only (headset in photo has been removed). Size 57/58 fwiw. A forum member in Canada has expressed interest, but gave me leave to post it here in case other want it more than he does (he's already offered shipping plus a little). 
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#2
12-14-2012, 09:54 AM
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They do make nice wall art...I've got an aluminum Alan Super Cross bike of about the same vintage hanging in my bike dungeon. I talked to the previous owner (who's name is on the top tube) and he confirmed it was his and won some NE cross races and placed top 10 in Nationals in the early 90's.
Same damage to the head tube as well... PO welded the head tube, but I wouldn't ride it. 
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12-14-2012, 10:23 AM
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oh, c'mon, you can just mend that with a hose clamp, right? nahhhh...just kidding, sorry, it's Friday & I couldn't resist. Actually, what I thought of first was, "man, I hope my '84/'85 Vitus doesn't develop the same crack one day!" Nice art...I love those. Weird ride when you're really hammering (I mean, without a headtube crack), in case anyone's wondering. History.
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#4
12-14-2012, 12:41 PM
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I had one a while ago. Scored at a yard sale for 25$ complete with Campy!
Sold it for a bit more than that on craigslist later. Cool bike though, it was quite lightweight as I remember and was a pretty bike.  
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12-14-2012, 03:08 PM
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12-14-2012, 03:28 PM
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12-14-2012, 05:39 PM
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12-14-2012, 07:51 PM
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Dunno if somebody mentioned this but there was a guy that was selling lugs and stuff for vitus and alan frames, he was going buying cracked and failed frames and taking them appart, he had lugs, individual tubes and stuff.
The good about the frame is that is way easier to repair than a steel frame at home if you can find the darn lug.
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12-14-2012, 08:12 PM
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12-14-2012, 08:54 PM
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No offense taken, he asked a question and that thing can be repaired if be find a donator frame moving around. If he wants to do it well is his call not mine.
A failed aluminum frame wont explode it will feel flimsy and will creack, with steel is the samething. Many cracks are discovered trying to find a creak sound. with carbon the situation changes because you never know. As for forks fail, well the situation is different right? Seen too many alan and vitus forks fail back in the day. Had a 972 aswell so i kind'a know what you can expect from those old AL frames. The ride of a vitus is superb but if it wasnt for the fork I would have bought one again many years ago.
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#12
12-14-2012, 08:58 PM
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#13
12-15-2012, 10:19 AM
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interesting source of old lugs
Apparently the original Guerciotti importer doesn't have any more lugs around, so its interesting to see that somebody else does.
As for the fork, it *looks* OK -- and it is very light. So light that I'd be wary of it even if it were new. But I do ride carbon forks, so call me hypocritical  .
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#14
12-15-2012, 09:43 PM
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Carbon and aluminum are different materials and not the same carbon now than old aluminum glued
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