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Posted By Hummer

Hello Bluegreenjill, welcome to the forum and...

Hello Bluegreenjill,
welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting information about your bicycle.

Deki is a company that was founded in 1916 in Sakai City, Japan. At one time they...
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Views: 281
Posted By Hummer

Muddy Fox was a brand name of mountain bicycles...

Muddy Fox was a brand name of mountain bicycles from Araya of Japan.

This brand was more widely distributed in the United Kingdom, but there was a distribution company in Menlo Park, California.
...
03-19-24, 08:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 236
Posted By Hummer

Hello tmurphy39, Welcome to the forum. ...

Hello tmurphy39,

Welcome to the forum.

I have images of the U.S. market Gitane catalogue of 1984 and it does show the Esprit model and the U.S. market Gitane 1984 price list did have the...
03-18-24, 11:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 179
Posted By Hummer

I have seen other Stelvio frames with similar...

I have seen other Stelvio frames with similar serial numbers.
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Views: 265
Posted By Hummer

Hello S7x6ej, welcome to the forum. ...

Hello S7x6ej,

welcome to the forum.

Picture assist:

https://i.imgur.com/7OETwju.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/9H3jVrf.jpeg

Both bicycles were made by Groupe Procycle (now known as Rocky...
03-18-24, 09:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 463
Posted By Hummer

Too bad about the repainting of the original...

Too bad about the repainting of the original frame.

Based on the lugs, dropouts and stays the frame appears to be an Olympic model and 1975 seems about right based on the serial number.
03-18-24, 06:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 201
Posted By Hummer

Maruishi is an old name in the bicycle industry...

Maruishi is an old name in the bicycle industry in Japan. The company started as in importer of bicycles from Premier Cycle Co. of England. Premier used a Kangaroo logo image.

Maruishi began to...
03-18-24, 04:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 180
Posted By Hummer

Based on serial numbers that I have catalogued,...

Based on serial numbers that I have catalogued, in 1991-92 some PDG frames were made by Panasonic in Japan.

Also, read this thread:
...
03-18-24, 04:21 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 116,012
Posted By Hummer

For an analysis of Motobecane serial numbers try...

For an analysis of Motobecane serial numbers try looking at the thread on a French language forum:

tontonvelo Motobecane (https://forum.tontonvelo.com/viewtopic.php?t=46601)

Motobecane filed...
Replies: 6
Views: 290
Posted By Hummer

Hello Spoken4Kicks, welcome to the...

Hello Spoken4Kicks,

welcome to the forum.

you cannot post images until you have made 10 posts.

You can upload pictures of your bicycle, even though you can not put them in posts.

...
03-13-24, 07:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 274
Posted By Hummer

Possibly a TS Issac.

Possibly a TS Issac.
03-13-24, 05:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 754
Posted By Hummer

I would suggest that the first character in the...

I would suggest that the first character in the serial number is the letter "B".

In the serial number, the first digit "2" is for 1982, the year of frame manufacture.
The next digits "03" are for...
03-08-24, 03:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 114
Posted By Hummer

Do you have pictures of the frame and the serial...

Do you have pictures of the frame and the serial number? Raleigh has a long history. About which decade do you think the frame was manufactured.
03-08-24, 12:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 246
Posted By Hummer

I have a 1985 Norco Bush Pilot. Seat post...

I have a 1985 Norco Bush Pilot. Seat post diameter 25.4mm.
Replies: 15
Views: 560
Posted By Hummer

Looks like a repainted Centurion Elite RS 1985 or...

Looks like a repainted Centurion Elite RS 1985 or Centurion Le Mans RS 1986.

Edit:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Z7sAAOSwa7BloQiD/s-l1600.png

Ebay Centurion Lemans RS...
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Views: 323
Posted By Hummer

Hello samjoynson, welcome to the forum. ...

Hello samjoynson,

welcome to the forum.

OP's album of pictures (https://www.bikeforums.net/g/album/32944810)

Picture assist:
...
03-06-24, 05:39 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,885
Posted By Hummer

Not sure of the etiquette. Andy_K please excuse...

Not sure of the etiquette. Andy_K please excuse my additional comments on the Vainqueur.

Here is a match for the Vainqueur on a French language forum.

gitane les numeros de serie definition...
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Views: 300
Posted By Hummer

Hello ScottinPortland, Welcome to the...

Hello ScottinPortland,

Welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting the information about your bicycle.

I have seen several of this format of characters.

The number that you have...
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Views: 584
Posted By Hummer

Looks like an American Eagle, from before...

Looks like an American Eagle, from before Nishiki. The serial number will help to place it relative to that distinction.

Not an Olympiad model. Custom Sport model did not exist until 1974. ...
02-17-24, 07:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 715
Posted By Hummer

I have looked at your frame and tried to match it...

I have looked at your frame and tried to match it to Gitane frames with a date code serial number.

The Tour de France head tube lugs changed during the early 1970s.

I found a match with the...
02-17-24, 06:15 PM
Replies: 501
Views: 256,804
Posted By Hummer

Thank-you for posting the Sekai serial number and...

Thank-you for posting the Sekai serial number and the very interesting comments from Georgena Terry.

Here are my comments on the serial number. Norco and the Fiori brands had several models of...
02-16-24, 10:54 AM
Replies: 501
Views: 256,804
Posted By Hummer

Yes. The 1976 version had these eyelets. Here...

Yes. The 1976 version had these eyelets.
Here is a link to some good images of a Sekai 4000 by Joe Bunik.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/albums/72157625729982233/
...
02-16-24, 10:08 AM
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Views: 256,804
Posted By Hummer

Hello RedwoodRunner, welcome to the forum...

Hello RedwoodRunner,

welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting the information about your Sekai. I am sorry that no one has responded sooner.

Serial number:
Y = manufactured by...
02-16-24, 09:17 AM
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Views: 256,804
Posted By Hummer

This Sekai is from the time when Norco managed...

This Sekai is from the time when Norco managed the brand name. This Sekai has the same frame as the Norco Lady Sport.

I doubt that there was any licensing agreement with Georgena Terry or Terry...
02-13-24, 12:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 153
Posted By Hummer

According to Bicycle Retailer and Industry News...

According to Bicycle Retailer and Industry News J&B Importers was founded in 1971.

https://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2016/02/02/j-b-concludes-annual-sales-summit-miami

If the...
02-10-24, 01:04 PM
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Views: 706,650
Posted By Hummer

Hello Joeski_NW and welcome to the forum. ...

Hello Joeski_NW and welcome to the forum.

Picture assist:
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x2000/80-veloce2_b7c4062f94a7b156fde3fae4cfa6ddbd4f972d9c.jpg

I have seen...
02-02-24, 10:22 PM
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Posted By Hummer

I have seen one serial number for the Pargon...

I have seen one serial number for the Pargon model. The format was for frames made in Allentown, PA.



Ross bicycles from Allentown factory were usually on the non-driveside dropout or the...
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Posted By Hummer

here is the 1987 catalogue: ...

here is the 1987 catalogue:

https://bikecatalogs.org/SCHWINN/1987/Sport_Cycles/World_World_Sport_Sprint.html

https://bikecatalogs.org/SCHWINN/1987/Sport_Cycles/500/1987_10.jpg

Here is the...
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Views: 465
Posted By Hummer

Hello Jerry12302, welcome to the forum and...

Hello Jerry12302,

welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting the information about your bicycle.

Your album is here: https://www.bikeforums.net/g/user/574072

Picture assist:...
01-23-24, 10:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 678
Posted By Hummer

I do not think that the frame is junk. The...

I do not think that the frame is junk. The dropouts are very nice.

I do not know the tubing for sure but from other frame decals it may be Bianchi Cr-Mo Tubi-Rienforza.
...
01-22-24, 09:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 678
Posted By Hummer

Dating from the serial number: D= month 4,...

Dating from the serial number:
D= month 4, April.
First digit 1 = 1981 year of frame manufacture.

I have pictures of another Bianchi with a similar serial number, fork and dropouts in this link:...
01-16-24, 11:30 PM
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Views: 1,126,571
Posted By Hummer

Hello trashenthusiast, welcome to the forum...

Hello trashenthusiast,

welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting the information about your bicycle.

Your pictures are located at this link: https://www.bikeforums.net/g/picture/32382903
...
01-16-24, 10:20 PM
Replies: 2,671
Views: 1,126,571
Posted By Hummer

The R serial number is from the era when Derby...

The R serial number is from the era when Derby Cycles owned the Nishiki brand in the USA.
92617 is a date.
9 is the decade
261 is the day of the year
7 is the year of the decade.
The frame is...
01-11-24, 05:36 PM
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Views: 706,650
Posted By Hummer

From the serial number the first digit is the...

From the serial number the first digit is the year of frame manufacture, 4 = 1974 or 1984. Because of the location of the serial number probably 1974.

The Carlton Cobra and Carlton Rudge are a...
01-11-24, 05:02 PM
Replies: 2,671
Views: 1,126,571
Posted By Hummer

The 1980 Custom Sport was a 12 speed with drop...

The 1980 Custom Sport was a 12 speed with drop handlebars and came with some Shimano 600 components.

The only component on the frame that may be original is the bottom bracket. To restore this...
01-11-24, 01:23 PM
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Views: 287,511
Posted By Hummer

Thanks for posting the serial number. Not an...

Thanks for posting the serial number. Not an Asian serial number. From the Schwinn facility in Greenville, Mississippi.


Edit: The letter K is for November, the first digit 7 is for the year of...
01-11-24, 01:03 PM
Replies: 2,671
Views: 1,126,571
Posted By Hummer

Mad Dan Eccles Picture assist ...

Mad Dan Eccles

Picture assist
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/80-417042528_1060896271861708_5664221384434980952_n_a1ce850bb2829ad65746965cf1e0f476f5de6e59.jpg
...
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Views: 570
Posted By Hummer

Hello NJdangerous1, welcome to the forum...

Hello NJdangerous1,

welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting the information about your bicycle.

I have taken a look at the pictures of your bicycle, found here:
...
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Views: 932
Posted By Hummer

Hello Unawarefruit, thank-you for posting the...

Hello Unawarefruit,
thank-you for posting the information about you bicycle.

I would suggest that the name on the headbadge is Matsuri.

Matsuri was a brand name sold in the USA. The...
01-08-24, 09:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 558
Posted By Hummer

Diamond Back 1994 model components Traverse:...

Diamond Back 1994 model components

Traverse: Shimano crankset, Shimano Altus C50 Rapidfire UniLever

Outlook: SR Suntour crankset, topmount shifters.

Based on the OP's album, looks like...
01-08-24, 03:20 PM
Replies: 2,671
Views: 1,126,571
Posted By Hummer

TO get your questions answered you may be better...

TO get your questions answered you may be better off starting a seperate thread for this bicycle.
01-08-24, 03:16 PM
Replies: 2,671
Views: 1,126,571
Posted By Hummer

The serial number may be on the bottom bracket...

The serial number may be on the bottom bracket shell under the plastic cable guide.

It will in all probability not be a Giant serial number. Derby dropped Giant as a supplier of bicycles for...
01-08-24, 03:11 PM
Replies: 2,671
Views: 1,126,571
Posted By Hummer

Hello Mad Dan Eccles, Welcome to the forum. ...

Hello Mad Dan Eccles,
Welcome to the forum.

It is not possible to identify the model with this serial number. It is possible to identify the year of frame manufacture and the country the...
12-24-23, 03:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 313
Posted By Hummer

Hello HomesBesidePark, welcome to the...

Hello HomesBesidePark,

welcome to the form and thank-you for posting information about your bicycles.

From the Bianchi serial number the frame was manufactured in 1982 by the Oji Bicycle...
12-24-23, 03:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 218
Posted By Hummer

This Nishiki is from the time when Derby...

This Nishiki is from the time when Derby International owned the Nishiki brand name in the USA.

In 1988 Derby International purchased the rights to the Nishiki brand name in the USA from West...
12-23-23, 03:08 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 838
Posted By Hummer

Hello dfritz95 and welcome to the forum. ...

Hello dfritz95 and welcome to the forum.

Thank-you for posting the information about your Lotus bicycle.

I have not seen a thread that you have created for this bicycle so I will comment...
Replies: 6
Views: 658
Posted By Hummer

Welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting...

Welcome to the forum and thank-you for posting your information.

Pic assist:...
12-20-23, 12:13 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 287,511
Posted By Hummer

I did not intent to say that the bicycle was...

I did not intent to say that the bicycle was branded as an Apollo, only that it came from Kuwahara. It might be an Apollo, but I do not know how an Apollo brand bicycle would get to Hamburg, Germany....
12-19-23, 10:00 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 287,511
Posted By Hummer

Hello Björn and welcome to the forum. here...

Hello Björn and welcome to the forum.

here is the link to your pictures: https://www.bikeforums.net/g/user/572920

The serial number is for a frame made by Miki of Sakai, Japan. However, the...
12-04-23, 11:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 838
Posted By Hummer

My guess: Raleigh Marathon. Possibly from when...

My guess: Raleigh Marathon. Possibly from when Huffy first began distribution of the Raleigh brand in the USA.
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