Jem
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Post by Jem on Sept 19, 2014 15:18:04 GMT
Corsair Wayfarer isn't really a very snappy name for a bike is it? I quite like it's quirky-ness but it's not like anything else in the Viscount line up at the time is it? (the name , not the bike, that is)
Maybe they thought it just doesn't 'work' as a top tube decal? But, again, it's another example of the unusual and unique Viscount marketing strategy.
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Post by simonb on Sept 19, 2014 15:28:47 GMT
Is that the definite model designation?
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Jem
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Post by Jem on Sept 19, 2014 16:41:15 GMT
Is that the definite model designation? Kind of a catch22 situation here isn't it? If they didn't badge it up with the model name, then a definitive 100% identification would quite difficult. I suppose it corresponds with Dracco's model which gives it validity. My last thought on the matter is that I have never seen the 18ax (mine is 18axDeore, same frame as yours but completely different group set) and therefore, could there be a slight question mark over it being one of those? Have you had a really close look at Foss's posts? His has similarities with yours. |
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Post by simonb on Sept 19, 2014 17:03:58 GMT
I will hunt them out!
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Post by dracco on Sept 19, 2014 18:31:31 GMT
Hold on here! I don't think mine gives the model name any validity, since I don't have a model name decal either!
My first thought was that it was a Sprint, but then Cusqueno pointed out that he had a gold bike similar to mine which DID have the Wayfarer decal.
From what I've seen and read, my guess is that there were a number of near-identical models (certainly identical or near-identical frames) that got given different names, on the basis of their accessorisation.
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Post by simonb on Sept 19, 2014 22:59:31 GMT
Where are you based? We could compare.
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Post by dracco on Sept 20, 2014 12:38:39 GMT
Yorkshire.
But at the moment, all I have is a set of component parts: the bike is completely stripped down and awaiting powder-coating.
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Post by simonb on Sept 20, 2014 13:27:16 GMT
Northants here.
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Post by dracco on Sept 20, 2014 16:44:09 GMT
Bit of a trek then! Looks like we'll have to wait until DFR3.
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Post by velocipete on Sept 20, 2014 17:22:15 GMT
Please take lots of pics of your rebuilds 'cos both bikes will look quite different then.
Just like all the rest of our Viscounts in fact!
Good luck with your rebuilds,enjoy your bikes and hope to see you both at DFR3.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by simonb on Sept 20, 2014 23:10:01 GMT
Death Fork Rally? Where and when?
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Post by velocipete on Sept 21, 2014 6:45:57 GMT
Keep an eye on the Death Fork Rally thread for details.Dates and location are undecided as yet,
but may involve the Eroica in some form or other.
Cheers,
Pete.
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