Can anyone identify this frame?
03-27-22 | 09:42 AM
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Can anyone identify this frame?
MTB frame with canti posts and rear cable hanger. 9 digit serial number with a gap after the first 5 digits. A lone S stamped above the sn.
Seat post pinch lugs on the front of the seat tube.
Sn# 19401 0837
Seat post pinch lugs on the front of the seat tube.
Sn# 19401 0837
03-27-22 | 11:29 AM
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92-Mid 90's Univega mtb
Look up Alpina 5.3 to 5.7 from '94.
Look up Alpina 5.3 to 5.7 from '94.
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03-27-22 | 12:15 PM
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Thank you. Images I was able to find do support this. I should have mentioned the head tube is sized for 1 1/8"
03-27-22 | 04:45 PM
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Doing some more searching, and looking closer, the Alpina 5.7 models I'm finding have some subtle differences from my frame. This example shows the top of the seat tube cut at an angle whereas mine is cut square.
The cable stops are mounted higher on the top tube on those I searched.
Also, the chain stays appear to sweep up a few inches behind the bottom bracket whereas mine are straight.
Examples below of images I found on line.
The cable stops are mounted higher on the top tube on those I searched.
Also, the chain stays appear to sweep up a few inches behind the bottom bracket whereas mine are straight.
Examples below of images I found on line.
03-27-22 | 05:09 PM
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'95 Alpina 502? Look at different examples through the years. '97 is when v brakes start taking over so the cantilever bridge may only be on lower end models around then.
