Time for a challenge - Help Identifying a Frame
04-09-15, 04:08 PM
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Time for a challenge - Help Identifying a Frame
A bike popped up on my local CL and I'm trying to figure out what the frame could be. Unfortunately, it has a pretty horrible paint job on it, but you can see a brand badge on the front. I didn't know if some of you might be able to at least determine a brand with the shape of the badge and the design where the frame "butts." Thanks in advance
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04-09-15, 04:25 PM
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I don't know what brand it but it's not the bottom of the barrel frame. Forged drop outs and DT shifter braze ons are good signs. The components are a mish mash, the crank looks like a Suntour blaze, towards the lower end, the RD looks to be off a MTB. All this with the paint bomb paint job I'd walk away unless it was dirt cheap or free, even then it might only make me pause before walking.
04-09-15, 04:40 PM
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looks like it might be a schwinn headbadge. but, with the paint and the mish-mash of parts--I'd avoid it.
04-10-15, 10:44 AM
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Not a great bike whatever it is late 80's generic looking lesser mid level frame with yuck Suntour blaze and low end MTB components ghost paint job. I would say avoid this bike not worth figuring out what it is.
04-10-15, 11:32 AM
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I don't know what brand it but it's not the bottom of the barrel frame. Forged drop outs and DT shifter braze ons are good signs. The components are a mish mash, the crank looks like a Suntour blaze, towards the lower end, the RD looks to be off a MTB. All this with the paint bomb paint job I'd walk away unless it was dirt cheap or free, even then it might only make me pause before walking.
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