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Up for auction is a vintage Bovo - RIH Vienna Ladies frame, probably from +/- 1970. I don't know the exact year of production, this is just an estimate of the period. Such frames are pretty hard to find. The frame is most likely a RIH Vienna product that has been distributed by the Austrian dealer "BOVO". I just contacted the people from the RIH company and they told me that they made such frames in the early 1970s and also the typical serial number (":1272266") on the bottom bracket is an indicator for being a RIH frame. Please note that RIH Vienna was a very important and famous bicycle manufacturer. They produced only high quality frames in the period 1930-1980. The company still exists and is not affiliated with the Dutch company.
The frame is used but in good condition. There are no dents or cracks. Smaller paint imperfections can be found here an there. No oxidation. Please see pics and judge yourself.
The frame is definitely a high-end product of its period. I guess it was made around 1970 as it shows "long" Campagnolo dropouts and other typical details (shape of the lugs; lining: shifting cables on top of the bottom bracket shell, 120mm rear spacing).
Measurements: The frame is hard to measure, it is approximately 51.7cm tall (center - top of the seattube lug). The center to center measurement would be 1-2cm smaller, depending on the way to measure it. The length is approximately 53.5cm (c-c, I cannot measure it exactly) Rear spacing is 120mm. British bottom bracket shell, 68mm. I don't know what tubing it has been made with, but usually RIH frames were made with Reynolds 531 tubing. The weight is 2.85kg.
As a description is always influenced by a personal opinion I made a couple of supersize pics that help you to judge the frame yourself.
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