Mountain Biking - can anybody help me identify this frame? mtb

i just picked this up and need to identify this frame?? can anybody help????


thanks


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg162/dannyi714/haro028.jpg


http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg162/dannyi714/haro025.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg162/dannyi714/haro023.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg162/dannyi714/haro026.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg162/dannyi714/mountainbike.jpg

Sorry, I can't help much. Check the frame material to determine if it's magnetic (=steel). That will help somewhat.

I think that the wishbone seatstay(s) will also help identify.

no it not steel. very light bike..

Custom? Rather Sweetpea-esque when you think about/look at it. That HT space makes me want to weld a gusset in there.

Dunno. Looks like comfortable geometry though.

The wishbone seatstay looks like the ones that Trek's have. But I've never seen a Trek that looked like that.

It's titanium, (the photo names mention Haro, so that's a good bet). The components date it to 1995/1996, although it might be older.

That frame is huge, it's for a rider 6'3" or taller.

It's titanium, (the photo names mention Haro, so that's a good bet). The components date it to 1995/1996, although it might be older.

That frame is huge, it's for a rider 6'3" or taller.

Yeah, I saw the Haro in the pic name, but I related it to a username more than a bike.

Closest Haro that I'd consider would be the Impasse, but it didn't have a wishbone, just an A-frame.

Todd Lyons rode a Haro mtb in 1995, it may have had a wishbone. Trip in the wayback machine.

It's titanium, (the photo names mention Haro, so that's a good bet). The components date it to 1995/1996, although it might be older.

That frame is huge, it's for a rider 6'3" or taller.

Yeah it's older, notice the rear cantilever cable stop on the rear.

Definitely titanium, but I'm pretty sure that Haro didn't make a Ti bike in the mid-nineties.

I'm at a loss. We should go recruiting.

not a haro. that just came up cause the pictures where in my haro folder. it has all xt and xtr components. thompson elite seat post. HELP!!!!!

also the frame is not huge. im 5.7 and it fits me well...

...how much did you pay for it?

You might try asking on mtbr, in the vintage/retro/classic forum...

custom?

also the frame is not huge. im 5.7 and it fits me well...

How much clearance do you have standing over the bike?

The front triangle and long headtube smacks of Merlin, but the wishbone..........

thompson elite seat post. HELP!!!!!

Thats not a thomson, its a ringle moby post.

it has all xt and xtr components.

Huh?

The brake and shift levers are either STX or Alivio, the cranks are Topline, the rear brake is an XT v-brake -while the front is an LX, the headset looks like a very old King without the laser etched logos... etc.

You're 5'7"? Do you have 4" of clearance when you straddle the top tube?

i paid 100.00 for it...

yeah your right it my other mountain bike that has the thompson elite.

i have about 3 inches in clearance...

correction! 1 inch clearence!

hey doesn't this one look alot like it?


http://www.eandsweb.com/bikes/pics/bontrager_ti/123_2359.JPG

I would say yes, but the Bontrager Ti's that I have seen have a shorter headtube, but... It's as close as I've seen.

$100.00? Ride it like you stole it, because for that price, you did.

$100? Quite a deal... You'd be much better off selling it, and buying something that fits...

check out the other pic!

http://www.eandsweb.com/bikes/pics/bontrager_ti/123_2356.JPG

Yeah, we know what it looks like, but it only half looks like yours. 1997 Bontrager Ti is what's in the pic... Not what you have.

is it safe to say thats what it is?

It's missing too many Bontrager characteristics -- like the gussets under the top and down tubes. It's also missing the weld under the seat cluster where the seatpost sleeve is welded to the seat tube. Head tube isn't machined either.

But it was probably manufactured by the same company that built Ti frames for Bontrager -- Sandvik, now known as Titanium Sports.

It's missing too many Bontrager characteristics -- like the gussets under the top and down tubes. It's also missing the weld under the seat cluster where the seatpost sleeve is welded to the seat tube. Head tube isn't machined either.

But it was probably manufactured by the same company that built Ti frames for Bontrager -- Sandvik, now known as Titanium Sports.

Agreed, that's about as close as you're going to get, but the head tube and the wishbone is off. I'd say that it's a custom/one-off. Still a good deal if it fits you.

are you comparing it to the 97? or did all models have those characteristics? maybe an older bontrager? 94 95?

little big? dont have the 4 inch clearence? just going to keep ridding my all og 94 parkpre cepter comp se....

nice bike though. liked it alot!!!

one question. before i put it for sale, dont all bikes have serial numbers? this one has no markings?