Originally Posted by
corrado33
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The serial number of the bike is M5GH30223. It's the GH in the middle that's confusing me. I'm guessing it's a 95 schwinn... something. It's been repainted (well) so none of the original decals are there.
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The serial number is the format of Merida of Taiwan. Merida start using this format sometime in the late 1980s.
The first digit "5" is for the year of manufacture of the frame, so 1995 or possibly 2005.