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08-18-14 | 08:39 AM

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lawr

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From: Shannon Banks, Corbally, Limerick, Ireland

Bikes: I have been riding a Trek 800Sport MTB to work since 2002. Before that, I had an old Raleigh. I purchased a Trek 2.1 in early July, 2009. I use this bike for recreation. The Trek 800 is my utility bike.

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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets

AM2 kinda made me think Barracuda also but their model similar to that was actually A2M. A2M was totally MTB.

They did have a Crossfire hybrid that might make for a nice tourer, perhaps that's what you have lawr?

In their last year of production, as far as I can make out, 1998, they put out a bicycle called the Urban Assault. Unlike the Crossfire, the Urban Assault had a tig-welded aluminum frame. The thing that doesn't fit in either case is the v-brakes. The frame that I have here includes a mount for a rear caliper on the bridge between the seat stays. The down tube is also massive by comparison to the top tube. The 10cm head tube is typical of road racers, not mountain bikes. Also, the frame weighs less than 2 kgs. It is relatively light, even by today's standards. The Crossfire, as far as I can tell, was always a steel bike. Correct me if I am wrong.

PS: I just found out the Barracuda Urban Assault had a 1 1/8 inch head tube. My frame has a 1 inch head tube.

Last edited by lawr; 08-18-14 at 09:01 AM. Reason: forgot to add:

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