Giant Iguana model year?
08-24-14, 04:39 PM
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Giant Iguana model year?
Picked up a Giant Iguana today and plan to breath some new lif into it as a tourer. Can any help me with when it was built? Serial no. G0012641
08-24-14, 09:41 PM
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Thank you. I appreciate your help.
08-25-14, 08:23 PM
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If that is a Bio-Pace crank it would be between 88 and 90/91. If an original 7 speed rear, 89 to 91. if 6 speed 88 to 90., maybe 91, depends on where in the line-up the bike fell.
Bio-Pace was "new" circa 1988 and "dead" circa 1991. personally, other than a very limited chain ring selection (nothing lower than 28 tooth for the granny, with a 38 and 48 middle and outer rings for the mountain bikes) I like Bio-Pace. The 7 speed rear started showing up on the upper end bikes around 1988/1989, 6 speed was gone by 91.
Bio-Pace was "new" circa 1988 and "dead" circa 1991. personally, other than a very limited chain ring selection (nothing lower than 28 tooth for the granny, with a 38 and 48 middle and outer rings for the mountain bikes) I like Bio-Pace. The 7 speed rear started showing up on the upper end bikes around 1988/1989, 6 speed was gone by 91.
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1988 had Suntour XCM cranks, derailleurs, etc. And u - brake out back. Also had funky old Giant typeface.
This one is newer than 88 but probably not by much.
This one is newer than 88 but probably not by much.
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Could be. Might've been u-brakes for small frames only.
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