Diamondback Mean Streak circa 83/84 thoughts.
06-21-19, 06:51 PM
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Diamondback Mean Streak circa 83/84 thoughts.
Have road past this semi derelict bike bunch of times decided to take a closer look and snap a couple of pics. Looks to be a neglected but basically good fully stock condition 83/84 Diamondback Mean Streak. Can't find much info on these other than they have a champion tubed frame and tange chro-mo fork and Suntour mountech components. There's very good chance I could pic it up for fairly cheap maybe even free can't really decide if this is a bike worth spending some time and effort on. I was wondering what members here know and think about this bike. Here are some not so great pics.
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06-21-19, 07:08 PM
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Very cool all around. Luv the Lugs. And the fork crown. More cool than a Stumpy (because I am a Centurion fan) And the bars are neat. If you don't have a MTB, for sure grab it.
06-21-19, 07:17 PM
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Lugged chromoly frame, Suntour thumb shifters, bull moose bars, Sugino AT cranks, Suntour bear trap pedals. I'd be allover that!
06-21-19, 09:39 PM
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Dude! DH says Centurion became Diamond Back around '89 or '90 and WHY DON'T YOU OWN THIS YET?!?!?
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That looks like an awesome rig waiting to happen!
06-22-19, 02:41 PM
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Are you kidding? lugged frame, bull moose bars, thumbies, bear trap pedals, gorgeous bi Plane fork! I would be all over it for the right $$ bet it would ride like a cloud on some fat "townie" rubber. I once found a Nishiki cascade of similar vintage that was too small for me but had many of the same features (not lugged though).
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If you dont like leave let someone that appreciates pick. Decent pre 85' MTBs are getting tough to come by. And Diamond Back > Diamondback. Diamond Back have their own style Bullmoose. Flares out and looks like a Diamond from the cockpit.
06-25-19, 04:09 PM
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I followed up and haven't found who the bike belongs to checked with the business were it's abandoned he said he would ask around if no one claims it I will probably pick it up at the end of the week so it doesn't end up in the dumbster. Things move a bit slower were it is in a bit of a laid back mountain hippie town a bike like this that would be gone in an hour in the city will sit for weeks untouched.
06-25-19, 04:17 PM
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I always thought the slightly smaller compact frames with the extended diamond bars and slightly racked forks on these was pretty cool something slightly different. Gives a nice ride quality but puts more stress on the fork making it more likely that the fork will get tweeked at some point. I think there's a very good chance the fork on these one is slightly tweeked.
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Well it hasn't been sitting outside for the whole 36 years
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As a follow up didn't get the bike I quess someone else got it. Not really a big loss though since it tuns out it had a bent frame set and wheels so it would likely have been salvaging the crank set, pedals which weren't branded suntour and shifters.
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There will always be another -tried to get an early Stump Jumper that was on CL for $50 but never got a response. So it goes.
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Bummer. Sadly unsubscribing. 
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I had one for a few years. Made a decent loaded touring bike after I replaced the 180mm crank arms and 30" wide bars--which ALL sizes were fitted with! It felt like the steering was crisper than a comparable vintage Stumpjumper. If there had been more street tires available at the time I probably would have kept it.
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