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so i guess we are all waiting for someone somewhere to bite the bullet !

Aluminium, somewhat a mystery, i think it may have been red originaly judging by some of the paint chips.

My latest build for the city, late 90s TT frame 650c wheels

I'm still liking it, would change a few things here and there, especially the wheelset. But that frame really pops with that pink highlight !

Same, i still wouldnt be 100% happy with either extension technique. Neither are an ideal solution for rigidity in the longterm i feel. I would be interested to see how they all hold up.

As you say @Kimmo you gotta really want THAT fork to extend it really.

Dream tool shop there ! Very nice work there too !

I am both impressed and scared. Lovely machine work but i wonder how solid it is just with a bit of loctite and set pins.
Especially with 3 pieces i would be wary of the strength on that once it starts going ove bumps and the stress of a preson leaning on it.

But probably the cleanest stearer add on i've seen though !

I know it all about personal comfort, but saddle fully forward, and ergo extended i can imagine you on the attack when riding this thing !

Any more of that last one ?

The later sancineto bikes had a variety of different sticker styles. And not all of them are super nice and detailed frames.

I lived there for 2 years (berlin to be precise) and i used mostly google translate and it seemed to be ok, well enough to buy stuff. And if they didnt seem to understand i just let it go. It is after all a private ads site for germany so they arent always keen on shipping.
You could always try and contact a german bike shop ? They might take commission but could help you out.

890e on pre order for a frameset that is 12 or so years old.... if it were 500e maybe i would of taken a shot at it.

Would be cool if they redid a simple paint scheme like this and left it in catalogue, the vigo steel, and vigo shark just arent the same as the og.

Hoods are a bit low i would say, but nice build otherwise !

Here she is, almost full Centaur, still need to find me a headset (currently a 105 on it).
Nice frame to ride and with the modern groupset its lovely and smooth

It's not the most "decorated" frame, it has panto on the fork and he seat stays, but otherwise rather simple. Although as usual with Somec the quality of build is immense and everyhting is so smooth.

From what i can tell it's a 97-98 model

My second Somec of 2021 ! This time an Olimpus model made from Dedaccai Zero tubing which i havent seen too many of a si think most people ordered the more "famous" columbus tubing.
Already started building it up with a modern Centaur 10s groupset.

Portrait mode went and removed part of your stem there.
Great build and lovely bike ;)

Rotor graphics are etched so cant really take them off, but super nice lightweight stem under 100gr. The bars, not sure if i wont change them for a more "modern" shorter drop

My Frenchy

Yeh that kind of sucks, because mine is from 2000 so also quite recent !
But i cant find too many online so i doubt they were produced in a large quantity... but i guess i'll never know :'(

She's great ! I have tried contacting other companies before with no results, so its refreshing to get someone who is happy to talk and try to help out !

A small update from Lara, i guess the official Somec research stops here. But i have the OG name of the dealer who imported the frame. Apparently my frame was featured in a magazine at some point but i and the previous owner havent found the magazine yet...

we built many Sirius frames, almost all of the them where custom built. Also the famous, sadly passed away, actor Robin Williams ordered one of them, recently sold at an auction.
Having no more the complete records office of the past I cannot inform you about the quantity of Sirius we built.

A quick update as i did get a great and welcoming answer from Lara on my somec sirius :

Your Somec Sirius is really in very good condition. Thanks to the code
you gave me I can tell you it is a frame built on 23 mai 2000 for a
shop in Paris called cycles Boittelle, now it exist no more.

It adds a shop before the shop "velo futur" where the guy i got it from told me he had purchased it in 2002.
However a build year of 2000 means it was earlier than i thought.

I am going to carry on and hopefully find out some more about the number os Sirius frames produced and maybe more !

Oh cool so there is some tracability. I know mine is quite a limited and recent series, from 2002.. so i am hopeful to get something.
But 2 positive reviews is good enough for me to give it a go !

I'll post feedback if i get any info as there is basically no info on Sirius framesets on the internet i can find apart from the odd sale. (One of which is a double 650 from Robin Williams collection RIP)

Ok good to know i will send them a message and see what i get back.
I wouldnt be surprised if they referred me to the catalogues which i have downloaded and scrutinized already ! But yeah just in the hope that i may get a tad more info i will give it a go!

So just a quickie ; Has anyone ever reached out to Somec to try and get any info vis à vis serial numbers, frame dates etc ?
I am having a hard time finding stuff on my Sirius and was wondering if they were the kind of company thats likes receiving the odd email or if they were the kind that just ignore.