General Cycling Discussion - Older Mountain bike....

I just picked up a used bike and although the previous kept it in good shape, he painted it with an automotive paint. I'm curious of the manufacturer the serial is RG430996 , it's steel with shimano components, no shocks and the back brake cable goes thru the top tube as a nice feature. The 96 in the serial is probably the year? Any ideas what make? A Raleigh?

We can at least nail down the era if you told us which Shimano components. Also, are the brakes cantis or V-brakes?

What kind of shifters? How many speeds? That might narrow it down.

Took a quick look at our city's bike reg. database (don't tell). Most of the bikes (about eight) with serial numbers RG followed by 6 digits are Raleighs. Two of them begin with RG43. They're both Raleigh Gator 18-speeds, originally registered here in 1996 (meaning they could be older).

Based on the info provided, what you have there is an Italian made Rouldolf Galiglianni frame made in September 1994 ( http://www.rgframe.php?tserial.id.it ) under contract for the Roma Metro Police Dept. It was likely an early "police model" that was sold at a surplus auction once it was repainted in 1998. Very valuable if you ask me, interested in selling it.














Okay, I don't know what it is. You better post more info (I wish identification could be this easy).

We can at least nail down the era if you told us which Shimano components. Also, are the brakes cantis or V-brakes?

v brakes!! Thanks.

What kind of shifters? How many speeds? That might narrow it down.

Took a quick look at our city's bike reg. database (don't tell). Most of the bikes (about eight) with serial numbers RG followed by 6 digits are Raleighs. Two of them begin with RG43. They're both Raleigh Gator 18-speeds, originally registered here in 1996 (meaning they could be older).


shimano shifters and 18 speed... thanks as well. It's probably a Raleigh Gator... but the Rouldolf Galiglianni
story is intriguing.