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thank you Chris for this additional information
one thing am wondering about -
due to the cycle's very small size suspect frame may be constructed of a juvenile tube set
would be curious to learn the tube diameters
the usual "junior racer" bicycles have 24"/600A wheels and their frames are constructed of adult dimension tubing
there is such a thing as a juvenile tube set
would expect we might find a steerer and top tube of 23.0mm and down and seat tubes of 26.0mm
when a juvenile tube set is employed it makes everything "special" such as headset, stem, lugs (if employed) which would not need to be special on a larger juvenile which employed adult dimension tubing. they often exhibit lugless construction to get around the lug sizing problem.
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did run across another juvenile Ideor machine a few years back; do not know if genuine -
Classic & Vintage - Ideor 24" Wheel Juvenile - Chanced today upon this ebay listed Ideor 24" wheeled road bicycle. Had not before heard of such from the maker. Machine presents numerous questions as in "is it a real Ideor?" and "how much of it is original?" Seller states it has been
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fittings on subject cycle -
chainset Magistroni
pedals by Noli-Cattaneo, Sheffield Corsa Nr. 655
hubs "probably" Fratelli Brivio, regardless how marked
headset not the usual Ideor-Magistroni one might expect due to likely small steerer size, unknown
one-piece stem/bar set appears it may be Ambrosio
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wheel size, here is a chart which jumps from 14" to 16" and from 350 to 400. your measured dimension seems to fall in between.
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links -
manufacturer catalogue of 1939, includes images of factory interior
Explore this photo album by Max on Flickr!
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ruotedicarta.blogspot.com
lively Ideor discussion over at BF with lots of information and imagery
Classic & Vintage - Local IDEOR find - Another "out of the blue" referral and phone call from someone wanting to sell an old guy's bike, this time from the relatives of the old guy (a PhD), instead of the rider himself. A 1960's bike always sparks my interest, so I went by bike to look at it...
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