Benotto Model 5000 Bicycle Frame set   PLEASE READ EVERYTHING, WE DO NOT TAKE RETURNS.

Were also throwing in an original Benotto 52t pantograpged chainring

Made from Columbus Multi shape Tubing with very nicely Chromed seat and chain stays

THE TUBING IS OVAL, THE SEAT TUBE IS INDENTED THE WHEEL TO GET NICE AND TIGHT IN THERE, THE SHIFTER BRAZE ON IS AERO  INSTEAD OF TYPICAL SIDE PLACEMENT AND ALL OFTHE CABLES ARE INTENDED TO BE RUN INSIDE THE FRAME.

 Usually you dont see this much aero routing. The shifter cables go in the down tube under the shifter mount, the front one goes in the BB shell and out the seat tube right under the brazeon tab while the rear shifter cable goes through the BB and out the chainstay at the dropout.   Benotto did a lot of different things with these model 5000 frames. I would pretty much call them concepts. Definitely very low in numbers but also some interesting methods.

The rear brake cable housing routes through the 2 openings in the top tub.

Also the chainstays are the diamond shaped stays that the higher level model 3000 used. This was done for stifness. The chrome is really nice on these.

The BB shell has the "I" that may denote italian made, I cant say for sure if thats what it means ad the heart cutout, also the #6 and serial number.  There are a lot of paint scratches there.

lots of scratches in the white/crea, paint

58.5cm x 57cm center to center measurements 

BB is stamped 60 for the center to top measurement

Rear Spacing is 123.5MM so it probably needs to be set to 126 for the era

This Frame is an enigma. there is a lot of lore about Benotto model 5000 only being 10 built or batches of 10, etc.

I think this may have been a promo frame for the company, built up to show, then disassembled and left to sit around and for the paint to get scratched up.   The good thing about that is thats its undecaled and a flat color so masking off the chrome stays, you could have it painted whatever you wanted.  

The chainstay chrome is pretty much flawless, that is my allusion to not being ridden, at least not for real
The things I can only speculate on. The routing of cables may be fun.  The seat cluster appears to take. 27.2mm post but, to me the, seat lug ears seem like they may need a little bit of wider slot. Perhaps Im wrong on that but, be prepared for a one of kind bike that may need some adjustment. Its been sitting since the 1980's and my speculation that it was for showing off a potential new model ie. prototype may mean that it was never ridden or just a concept.  i dont think it was ridden. 

KNOW THAT YOURE BUYING AN UNKNOWN, UNCATALOGUED, PROBABLY 1 OFF BIKE THAT NO ONE REALLY KNOWS THE STORY ON AND I DONT KNOW WHAT IT NEEDS AS I NEVER GOT AROUND TO BUILDING IT. 

I WOULD REPAINT THE WHITE AS IT WOULD BE FOR SHOW AND KEEP THAT NICE CHROME FOR SURE. ALSO THE CHROME FORK HAS AN SLX STEERER

THERE IS NO PRECEDENT FOR PRICES FOR THESE AS SO FEW WERE MADE AND SEEN SO MAKE A GOOD OFFER OR BUY IT TO HAVE SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE DOES. You do not have to comment if you would only pay $250. Im aware that rare bikes are not for everyone and that everyone wants a deal or wants the best things for the cheapest prices. This is more ythan likely a 1 of 1, perhaps 1 of 10, even if they made more than legend says, they were different.

Will be shipped, probably bike flights, fork removed from the frame.  IF YOU HAVE A SHIPPING ISSUES WITH YOUR LOCATION, PLEASE QUESTION AHEAD OF TIME. IF YOU BUY IT AND THEN START ASKING FOR THINGS AND HAVING ISSUES, WE WILL CANCEL THE SALE.  THIS IS PARTLY DUE TO SCAMS, ASKING FOR COURIERS OR ALTERNATIVE ADDRESSES AND THE REASON WE HAVE NOT SOLD FRAMES AND BIKES ON EBAY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.   WE NOW WOULD LIKE TO SELL A FEW.

This must be shipped to the address on your account and will have to be signed for.


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