I agree with Dale, there is probably not enough for a positive ID. The Simplex dropouts and metric tubing make it likely this is a French bike, although Spanish, Belgian, or Swiss bikes could conceivably have this combination. "Alpine" could be a model name or one of the many brand names under which French bikes were produced for export to the US during the bike boom. Many of these brand names were never sold in France and disappeared when the US bike boom faded.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
> In a message dated 11/23/01 2:08:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> JRadford@stantec.com writes:
>
> << I have been trying to identify the bike that I have purchased a few
months
> ago. >>
>
> James:
> The problem is that until this latest message, you simply did not have
enough
> to go on to make a positive ID. You still don't have much!
> The French threading and "Alpine" decal are confusing clues as the only
> Alpine bike that I have heard about were the Georgetown Cycle "house
brand"
> bikes from the 1970s ... But they were usually British or USA made and
likely
> would not have had French (metric) threading. Of course the "Alpine"
> designation could be a model within some other makes line, so it is still
> wild guesswork trying to identify that bike.
> Sorry, you may have a forever-mystery bike!
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina