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Originally Posted by Velognome
late 80's -early 90's Giant Iguana (rigid)
Originally Posted by stanman13
I have circa 91 Giant Iguana that I bought new. Triple butted chrome moly, very nice bike. Mine came with full Suntour XCM and Dia-Compe cantileveres. Some of the Giants came with Shimano. Good performing bike, not too heavy and rides nice. Braze-ons for fenders and racks. Lately my son has been eyeballing it (he's 11 and it will probably fit him next year) so he will probably end up with it. It's been a very good bike and has held up well.
One of my favorites

I converted mine to touring duty.

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