czero8

Hello!, The numbers under the bottom bracket shell is C0 30 402322, are these manufacturer or just a frame number?. The frame was bare aluminum no markings on it and then was repainted. Some say it looks like a Pinarello, and another said it might be a Schwinn. Hope somebody might help. I'm just new here so I cant post pictures yet, but will post once allowed.

veganbikes

If you post pictures that will help. It looks like you are close to being able to post photos.

czero8

this is the only picture I have now will upload more if needed.

Psimet2001 

Eh...why? Why do you need to know what the number is from? It's the serial number for the frame but what are you looking to use it for?

It looks similar to some "Pacific Cycles" serial numbers I have seen. Pacific Cycles is just a group that commissions production of frames and bikes under a lot of brand names. Schwinn being one of them.

Why on earth did someone paint it to look like an Orbea if that's what you're saying...?

If it's a Pacific Cycles frame then it's probably noticeably very heavy.

czero8

Yeah a lot of people ask the same thing and says leave it as is or paint it as your own. The reasons are primarily curiosity since I inherited it from my late father, to know its history and maybe, just maybe, put it back in its original colors since the paint is starting to deteriorate, and this might sound stupid but and a little peace of mind. I never had the chance to ride with my father so I have no idea about his bikes past, f-ing cancer got him bad.

The aluminum frame with the fork is quite light considering the alu-carbon fork has a steel threaded steerer tube. It was "re-painted" during the time when the Orbea Aqua peaked popularity thats why it looks like an orbea aqua.

Psimet2001 

Makes sense and sorry to hear about your father. I lost my mom to cancer/covid this last May. Doesn't seem to get any easier.

If it was a Pacific then I would position that it probably isn't worth finding the original paint setup. I would definitely pick something you like instead. An homage to your father perhaps. I seem to recall being able to look up some serial numbers on the Pacific website at some point to help find a derailleur hanger but even that was iffy at best. They don't really have the best of records and they seem to change frequently enough that it may very well be a dead end.

czero8

Sorry about your loss as well, hope this pandemic ends sooner.

yeah you maybe right about that, this frame is probably from the late 90's to early 00's, my guesses were trek, giant, and those panasonic order system road bikes, its harder since the forks were not the original for the frame, and the only thing that got me off my guesses is the rear wheel tire almost touches the seat tube and its a 23c tire.

Rogerogeroge

I suppose it could be possible to take a pic of the derailleur hanger and compare it to what's shown on wheelsmfg.com - keep in mind that Pacific isn't a manufacturer. At one time or another, they've owned Schwinn, Mongoose, GT, Cannondale among others. Come to think of it they did have Pacific bicycles, but those were only cheap department store bikes. I'll bet a paycheck that it isn't a Pinarello, and who would be crazy enough to re-brand a Pinarello as an Orbea?

Do you know if that fork is original?

Psimet2001 

That's a bit of splitting hairs. They contract with factories to manufacture their bikes to their spec. Same a Trek, Pinarello, Specialized, etc. Few in the game actually have the factory themselves. So they are a manufacturer as much as any other one in this industry is. In the truest sense they are considered the OEM.

Case in point. By "Owning" these brands they simply own the trademarks/licensing to product bicycles under those names. Yes, Pacific bicycles are cheap department store bikes....so are Schwinn, Mongoose, GT produced under Pacific.
EDIT: This is the same as the old Bikes Direct model of producing new open factory bikes under long abandoned trade names like Motobecane.

Agreed. Which is why it was an easy jump to Pacific. In general you don't repaint a good bike to make it look like an OK bike.