Originally Posted by
T-Mar
Interesting, the serial number would seem to point to a 1987 model manufactured in very late 1986 but the colour scheme, Exage Trail rear derailleur and Aries x00 decal all point towards a 1988 Miele Aries 500S,, which was 5th from the top of a six model ATB line.
Thanks T-Mar, if you don't mind me asking, how do you come by so much Miele knowledge? It appears, at least from my searching, that you're the best game in town when it comes to knowing these bikes/lineups.
For my bike, I kinda figured it would be a lower-end model with the straight-gauge tubes. Do you have any where I could check out the MTB lineup from the late 80s? I'd like to see what was offered and, honestly, besides the pictures in here of an Aries 500 and one other picture I saw of an Aries 1000 I didn't know there were other bikes in the lineup.
Thanks again