Gary Fisher Piranha-Chromo or Alu?
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Gary Fisher Piranha-Chromo or Alu?
I'm looking at this Gary Fisher on the local CL.
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/...689499660.html
The owner insists that the frame is Cromo even though it has the "Hand built in USA Aluminium" decal.
He says it passes the magnet test and that the welds are smaller than you see with Alu.
I doubt he'll let me take a grinder to it for a spark test!
Anyone know this bike or any other method to verify?
Thanks, Jan
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/...689499660.html
The owner insists that the frame is Cromo even though it has the "Hand built in USA Aluminium" decal.
He says it passes the magnet test and that the welds are smaller than you see with Alu.
I doubt he'll let me take a grinder to it for a spark test!
Anyone know this bike or any other method to verify?
Thanks, Jan
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Looks like that downtube sticker says ALUMINUM on it, unless is says NOT ALUMINUM. Was the magnet test done on the fork, by chance? I don't know the bike but don't know many cases of factories putting the wrong stickers on their frames.
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Thanks for the input folks.
The image I attached is from an image search so there are at least two bikes out there that are mis-labeled!
The magnet was used in multiple spots all indicating steel.
Rims,stem,seatpost,calipers are all aluminium
Now I want to know what kind of steel....
Thanks again
The image I attached is from an image search so there are at least two bikes out there that are mis-labeled!
The magnet was used in multiple spots all indicating steel.
Rims,stem,seatpost,calipers are all aluminium
Now I want to know what kind of steel....
Thanks again