Please help identify the frame manufacturer/model

[helldiver]

Hello,

Some time ago, i bought a small carbon-framed (lugged construction) road bicycle for my girlfriend and i'm curios which model/manufacturer it is.
I know a little about empella marque, but they don't list anything resembling that frame on their site.
When i researching further i discovered, that they (empella) offer rebuild/repaint of any bike as a service, so i think this will be that case, anyone has a clue what's the frame origin ?

[Valbrona]

It matters where you are in the world. Did you not think to state this in your profile? Whrere are Empella based?

If you are in the UK ... a repainted Trigon?

[MattSoutherden]

Looks like a Time to me. Is the top tube profiled in any way?

[Miller]

It's got an inflated section through the middle of the down tube, don't think that was ever a feature of Time frames? It's a weird feature to be sure.

[skiezo]

It almost looks like a 20006/07 Bianchi 928 lugged carbon frame.

[danbjpa]

+1 for 928. Like this


Check the detail on head tube and the cavity on chainstay (i cant see in the pic). The fork seems changed.


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[skiezo]

If it is indeed the Lugged 928 they are a well made and great riding frame. I have a 07 in a 56cm and it is a great ride. Very comfortable for longer rides and not so stiff that it beats you up.

[helldiver]

Thank you very much guys ! It indeed looks very much like an lugged bianchi 928, lug and tube shapes looks identical, the only differences seems to be no cavities in chainstays (but they are shaped identically) and no detail/recession on front of the headtube.
I wonder if that could be some pre-production bianchi prototype (without details), which somehow ended in the hands of Empella (Dutch company) employee and he finished it with paint and and color scheme he was familiar with ?
I guess i will never now, but nevertheless, it's a very nice frame to ride (i've ridden it only once, because it's bit too small for my size), my girlfriend loves it, and that's what really matters .

[eric]

The tubes look like they're the Dedacci carbon frame kit tubes that were sold to frame builders a few years ago.