What brand is this?
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What brand is this?
Hey guys so I just bought this bike and wondering if anyone can tell me the make/model of it? The original owner painted it and the guy I bought it from didn't know what kind it is. The original color looks like a sweet dark blue/purple. Anyways now I'm just curious and wondering what it is!
Anyone have an idea?
Anyone have an idea?
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Looks like a middle of the road late 70's early 80's bike boom bike. Pictures of the drive side and close ups of the components would go a long ways towards making the identification easier.
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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Huret derailleurs Mafac brakes..... Gitane? Peugeot?
Looks like she needs a little sprucing up - I'd break it down, clean everything, install new chain and freewheel, probably new cables. Should be a great bike for getting around town. I'd throw on some fenders and a different handlebar (townie or porteur style).
Looks like she needs a little sprucing up - I'd break it down, clean everything, install new chain and freewheel, probably new cables. Should be a great bike for getting around town. I'd throw on some fenders and a different handlebar (townie or porteur style).
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Ask the folks in the Classic & Vintage forum. They know EVERYTHING about old bikes.
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Huret derailleurs Mafac brakes..... Gitane? Peugeot?
Looks like she needs a little sprucing up - I'd break it down, clean everything, install new chain and freewheel, probably new cables. Should be a great bike for getting around town. I'd throw on some fenders and a different handlebar (townie or porteur style).
Looks like she needs a little sprucing up - I'd break it down, clean everything, install new chain and freewheel, probably new cables. Should be a great bike for getting around town. I'd throw on some fenders and a different handlebar (townie or porteur style).
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No; the rear derailleur looks like a Campagnolo Valentino or Velox and is somewhat incongruous with the French Huret shifters and MAFAC brakes and Japanese crank.
I concur with the notion that it is a 1970s vintage European "bike boom" frame, but substantially "Frankenbiked" over the years. Whether it is French or Italian rides on the bottom bracket and fork threading.
I concur with the notion that it is a 1970s vintage European "bike boom" frame, but substantially "Frankenbiked" over the years. Whether it is French or Italian rides on the bottom bracket and fork threading.
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No; the rear derailleur looks like a Campagnolo Valentino or Velox and is somewhat incongruous with the French Huret shifters and MAFAC brakes and Japanese crank.
I concur with the notion that it is a 1970s vintage European "bike boom" frame, but substantially "Frankenbiked" over the years. Whether it is French or Italian rides on the bottom bracket and fork threading.
I concur with the notion that it is a 1970s vintage European "bike boom" frame, but substantially "Frankenbiked" over the years. Whether it is French or Italian rides on the bottom bracket and fork threading.
Any signs of a serial number?
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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