Originally Posted by
T-Mar
Deore DX did not come out until 1990. The Ariel featured it in 1990 and 1991, then got downgraded to Deore LX in 1993. If you can post a picture, I should be able to tell you the exact model year. It would orignally have been equipped with 7 speed, almost certainly a freehub. Yours is non-Giant, Taiwanese manufactured model. It is beyond the range of the currently documented formats which are specified in post
#1 .
Here are some quick wonky photos. Thanks for your help. The wheels (not pictured) are really crappy (probably the worst I've ever seen) with 5 speeds. I think the guy I bought it from switched em out. No big deal I guess.
