Identifying Frame
 

Have had my mountain bike for a couple of years now after buying it from a friend. It now needs a bit of work doing to it.
I am trying to identify the frame make. Its brushed aluminum with the only marks being the frame number; AM2K followed by 6 numbers.
The Forks are Manitou produced in 2001 so i guess the 2k is the year. Any Ideas?

a pic of the frame might help things along

A picture is an obvious must or at least a model number (the 6 un named #s)


You should be able to figure this one out for yourself, use google.

did you find out who made the frame? I have one too. AM2K024520. It is outfitted as a road bike, but with a 135cm spacing in the rear, I suspect it was originally intended as a tourer. The bicycle shop that sold this bike originally says it was a Barracuda frame, probably mid to late nineties. He put an old Deore XT rear hub on the rear and a mid- to late-nineties Ultegra (Shimano 600) front hub. A Deore XT front derailleur and a Dura Ace rear. An eight speed Shimano 600 brifters controlled a Dura Ace front and EX500 rear brake. I had to rebuild the wheels. The rims were shot.

If you verified the manufacturer, I'd be interested in knowing, especially if there are any stats on the frame dimensions. I can measure, but am uncertain of the head tube and seat tube angles.

AM2 kinda made me think Barracuda also but their model similar to that was actually A2M. A2M was totally MTB.

They did have a Crossfire hybrid that might make for a nice tourer, perhaps that's what you have lawr?

In their last year of production, as far as I can make out, 1998, they put out a bicycle called the Urban Assault. Unlike the Crossfire, the Urban Assault had a tig-welded aluminum frame. The thing that doesn't fit in either case is the v-brakes. The frame that I have here includes a mount for a rear caliper on the bridge between the seat stays. The down tube is also massive by comparison to the top tube. The 10cm head tube is typical of road racers, not mountain bikes. Also, the frame weighs less than 2 kgs. It is relatively light, even by today's standards. The Crossfire, as far as I can tell, was always a steel bike. Correct me if I am wrong.

PS: I just found out the Barracuda Urban Assault had a 1 1/8 inch head tube. My frame has a 1 inch head tube.

not being an a$$, but this thread is actually over 4 years old, if he ain't figured it out yet, well******************************????

Somebody had to do it.

You responded to it, so it's not dead, is it?

I wasn't responding to the thread, just your post:):):):)