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04-20-13, 11:48 AM
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I have a Bridgestone XO-3 commuter. It has a purple frame. I've done some research on the internet and it seems possible that this is actually an XO-1 frame that was reused the following year and relabeled the XO-3. How can I identify the frame with certainty?
04-20-13, 12:46 PM
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Unless T-Mar tells us differently, I think your reaching a wee bit too far.
https://sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/...neXO3flyer.pdf
https://sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/...neXO3flyer.pdf
04-20-13, 01:20 PM
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I think the '94 XO-3 was meant to be a more affordable version of the XO-1 (same geometry?) but had Tange tubing instead of the Ishiwata of the earlier year's XO-1.
04-20-13, 03:17 PM
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Pretty clear that if it is a 94 model you essentially have all the X0-1 frame goodness, if it is an earlier year not so much.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgest...4/pages/39.htm
Purple color would be Plum, which is the 94 color.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgest...4/pages/39.htm
Purple color would be Plum, which is the 94 color.
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