Help Identify Frame/Fork Set...
10-19-18, 02:23 AM
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Help Identify Frame/Fork Set...
Does anyone recognize this frame and fork set. The bike was originally fitted with all Suntour components and a Maxy crank. Other than that, I know little about the bike/frame.
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10-19-18, 07:50 PM
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Can you tell the type of dropouts?
I'm thinking French.
Motobecane used that triangle on the fork crown, but I think the sides of the crown had an "m"
I'm thinking French.
Motobecane used that triangle on the fork crown, but I think the sides of the crown had an "m"
10-20-18, 05:29 AM
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The drops...
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10-20-18, 07:19 AM
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The use of stamped dropouts with a slot for a tabbed washer suggests low-end Japanese to me.
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10-21-18, 03:28 AM
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It originally said Motobecane to me, but I suspect it's a mid-range Japanese bike. There is nothing identifying about the places where decals were?
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It looks like an Eatons Glider to me ,down to the stickers .I don’t know the models but fancy department store brand ,and Randy is in Canada so it’s very possible .
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Perhaps a look at the half wrap seat stays and a serial number will prove helpful...
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That serial number looks distinctly Asian to me. A 1984 Miyata serial number would look exactly like that ...
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I checked out online the Miyata line of bike frames and can't find any examples that have the same half-wrap seat stays. This frame is a mystery so far...
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