Mountain Biking - MTB information

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Mercurius
01-19-09, 07:55 PM
I found this bike at a thrift store today ($45), and grabbed it. It's a 15speed MTB. At first I thought it was a TREK Antelope, but it's not. The actual brand is 'Antilope', and the model is 'Mountain Bike'.
First post here, but a member of another bike forum....

So, I was hoping if someone could give me some info on it (I've Googled pages and pages, but nothing).

* A Viscount seat
* Nervar cranks (Made in France)
* Rigida rims (26"...Made in France)

Where the Trek logo would normally be on the neck, there is simply an image of an antelope, with the word Antilope" (with an 'i')

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Thanks in advance if anyone knows where and when/where this beast was mfg'd.


bikinfool
01-19-09, 08:40 PM
Why did you buy it? Not much of a mountain bike despite the designation on the frame. Pretty dang old, probably mid-late 80s, but never heard of the brand. A brief google came up with this link, supposedly there's some reference in there to a Netherlands brand called Antilope...http://www.ibike.org/library/history-museum.htm

rankinesoccer
01-19-09, 08:42 PM
well theyre probably out of business by lookin, thats why its in a thrift store.