Originally Posted by
jacksbike
I am almost dead certain that this 'Sabre' brand bike is a Murray. For some reason I remember them attempting to produce a higher end line of bikes (yikes!!). The rear dropout design and the frame gave it away to me. There have been other Taiwan and China manufactured frames very similar to the GT triple triangle design.
I think you might be correct. The only pic I found doing some searches, was a out-of-focus grainy image of a 1992 Sabre, that seemed to match this real well.
It does have some weird things, like a QR front, but bolt on back. Crappy loose ball bearing BB, but yet its a 3-piece. I originally bought it for the weinmanns and new tires, and was going to strip the parts and throw the odds/ends in my parts boxes.
As it turns out, the bike fits one of my friends almost perfectly. Shes just been getting into biking and one day said that she needed a new bike. (Glad she came to that conclusion on her own. Her Huffy was atrocious and no matter the amount of adjusting I did to it, it was a horrible ride, and it needed tires & brakes). This bike will be a great $20 baby step up! Its true, straight, new tires and needs nothing. Who knows, maybe it'll last through the next year!
Anyways, I'm going with the "High-end Murray"! hahaha.
