Originally Posted by
tpadul
Hi T-Mar
well just after I responded back to you Thanking you I literally came across a FB marketplace ad for a woman’s 26” Murray bike and low and behold the frame looks identical to my mystery bike. We had already figured out the fork was a Murray but now after seeing the photos of the bike for sale the frame seems to be identical to my bike. So it looks like the the frame and fork are just a Murray and nothing too exciting but I wanted to Thank you very much for your time!!
I don't like to be the one to deflate the balloon after your long search but that is a very common frame style and I see several differences in the frames. They're definitely not identical. First the rear dropouts have very different shapes. On the Murray, the rear dropouts appear to be attached by crimping the stays, whereas yours are brazed. The upper of the two down tubes on the Murray appears to be welded to the seat tube, whereas yours employs a lug. The Murray head tube does not appear to use lugs. while your frame does. Ironically, the Murray does not use the dual plate Murray for crown. In short, with the exception of the fork, the pictured Murray exhibits the cost concessions that are typical of their bicycles. Your frame appears to be a level (or two) higher than the typical Murryay grade. While it could still be a Murray, it's not a match for the pictured model other than in general frame style.