Cl904

1992 apex

Ballenxj

Nice Diamond Back.

88Tempo

I had one of these for about 6 months and foolishly sold it. Still talk to the guy who bought every now and again.

fleslider 

here is some pics of the 1990 Expert TG finished. I have to agree , it is solid and arrow straight.

shelgame

Saved this frame from the neighbors trash...



I plan to build it up for my nephew to take to college in the fall.

fleslider 

Nice Ascent Ex, looks to be a 1992 model or so

BoozyMcliverRot

Swapped some parts around from the bin and another bike to build my Master TG into a SS commuter. Originally was pink with black splatter. I removed the top tube cable guides because they got smashed and the downtube shifter mounts because my original plan was to put cable stops on the downtube and convert to 1x10. Too many projects and this sat for too long. Repainted because while it wasn't being used it was in direct sunlight and the entire drive side was badly faded. Fork is a Reynolds 531 off an old Trek.

Cl904

Apex with drops

shelgame

Pulled this off the neighbor's trash pile and built it up for my nephew to take to college this fall. ~'95 Diamondback Ascent EX. CroMo frame, Tange fork, misc Shimano Deore (mostly) components. V-Brakes are Tektro, though. All from my parts bin. I think I might have $75 into this bike, and most of that is in paint and supplies.

Here's where we started:


And ready for school...

imabeliever1

Prior to drop bar conversion.

fleslider 

Picked this up awhile back. looks to be a 1990 Carbon DB. Not a production model that im aware of. Maybe a race frame or a prototype? there is no serial number stamped anywhere. But has a 1990 DB headbadge. and sticker residue from a downtube decal of some sorts. a Shimano sticker on the top tube and a Diamond Back sticker on the Fork. Dura Ace BB-7400 bottom bracket and a Tange Novel Headset.


Frame as received

DB sticker on fork

1990 DB Headbadge

Ballenxj

Looks to be a darned spiffy frame set. When are ya going to build it?

Miele Man

I have two Diamond Back bicycles that I got for $40.00 Canadian each and they have complete Deore grousets on them.




Cheers

fleslider 

Its in queue but i want to get the Centurion race frame done first. and i will need to start collecting some Dura Ace 7400 parts for it. so it will be awhile

bdczkdc0803

Idk how to tell by the serial number when it what exact like it is.

T-Mar

It is very rare to have a serial number format that incorporates more information than the manufacturer's identity, year and sometimes a further calendar stratification (I.e. month, fortnight or day). While it's very rare, some manufacturers do incorporate model and tubing information but I've never seen this from a Diamond back manufacturer.

dweenk

My 1983 Diamond Back Topanga. It now belongs to my neighbor.

T-Mar

This one looks a lot closer to 1993 than 1983. While it appears to have been substantially rebuilt, the presence of a brazed-on cable stop near the top of the seat tube for a top pull front derailleur, would put it into the 1990s.

dweenk

You are right, the serial number begins with an "I".

T-Mar

That appears to be the same frameset used on the Centurion Ironman Carbon. These were a 1988 model, though I saw one that turned up with a 1991 serial number! It was still labeled as Centurion, so I assumed it was a European market model coming out of the German company and using the same source. So, even though a Diamond Back carbon fibre road bicycle wasn't marketed in the USA, it could been catalogued in a foreign country. The 1991 sample had the serial number stamped on the inside of the non-drive side rear dropout.

T-Mar

The top bicycle, with the chain stay mounted u-brake, should be 1987-1988. The Apex, with the straight fork, should be a 1989 model. Serial numbers? TIA.

Miele Man

Uh, there's no chainstay mounted U-brake on the dual downtube bottle mount Diamond Back. What looks like a U-brake is actually a shadow cast on the tire. LOL



It has cantilever brakes front and rear.

I don't have that bike anymore so can't get a serial number from it.

Unfortunately the Apex is at my niece's and they are under a 14 days quarantine because a relative they visited had worked with someone who tested positive for the Covid19 virus.

Cheers

fleslider 

Good thought T-Mar, this one does not have a SN anywhere. The Irongents and I compared it to the Carbon Ironman and the Carbon R, the frames were almost identical. other than the headbadge, the frame material sticker is different too. the Fork was different also and looks to be original.


Inside of non drive side dropout

Ballenxj

My Diamond Back Apex. Please excuse the cell phone images.
As you can probably see, I have it set up for commuting mostly.

The street treaded tires, and Rock Shock.

Shimano Deore Derailleur.

surveyor6

My Voyager. It was an MTB with a retro styled frame. I added the disk brakes myself. It was stolen out of my front yard a few years ago.