Questions tagged [identify-this-bike]
Questions looking for help with brand or model identification of a cycle. You MUST include a photograph of the complete bike. The serial number on its own is not enough to identify a bike.
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How do you tell what brand/make/model of bike I have? [closed]
I have a bike I'm trying to sell because it's just been sitting in my basement. It looks as if someone primered it and the only thing I found was a serial number. Is there like a website I can look up ...
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Identify new gravel road bike from photo
This is a photo I came across earlier this year of a gravel bike that is gorgeous and I would love to know what brand it is. Hopefully it i identifiable. Thank you
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Any history on Viscount bicycles?
I managed to pick this Viscount bicycle up from my local scrapyard along with a 1987 women’s BSA bicycle. Both of these bicycles work. The Viscount has a sticker on it saying triple champion 1981 so I ...
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Does anyone know what brand and model is the bicycle in photo?
This photograph is from early to mid 1960. Any ideas as to what this bicycle is? This has been bothering me for decades. Can't find anything like it anywhere.
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Identify this BMX logo please?
Hi all, having trouble identifying this logo found on my Bmx frame- any ideas?
Many thanks
More info: It was bought with all high end parts- and was said to be WTP Justice or other WTP frame—...
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Identify this bike please
What kind of bike is this? Looks like it says Tornado. I love the handles - what kind are they?
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Any knowledge on LaFree Electric Bicycle?
I have this LaFree Electric Bike, all I really know about it is that it was made by Giant.
I am an Electrical Engineering student and I am looking at bringing new life into it, would it be worth ...
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Who's the manufacturer and what year was this tandem bike manufactured? [duplicate]
The previous owner said this could possibly be a Schwinn:
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COSMOS road bike? Identify my frame
it is a vintage Cosmos World Champion road bike.
Frame height is 57 cm / 22.44 inches (measured from the center of the crankshaft to the seatpost).
Frame uses Columbus tubing. Components:
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Can anyone help me identify this bike?
Frame number (bottom bracket) MC9008 1987
Cruiser style,26" rims
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Need help to ID this old road bike - Bianchi?
I'm at a loss trying to ID the make and model of this old bike with Bianchi insignia, that I acquired recently for cheap. The seller had no idea, said it was a gift to him. It's obviously been (badly) ...
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What type of bicycle frame is this?
Need help with identification. If anyone knows what kind of bike has the rear fender built in to the frame, that might help.
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Anyone know who made this bike? See head badge pic
Can anyone help identify this Bike? I could not find a manufacturer stamp or date only the headbadge and Suntour accessories. Thank you.
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Help decoding a J.C. Higgins frame number on a vintage cruiser
The serial is 502 46560 887408. The bike is complete, I may fix it up as a cruiser, or completely restore it depending on parts availability, but for now I'm trying to find out the basics. I can see a ...
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Can anyone identify this bike?
I don't know much about bikes, but I've tried searching around and haven't been able to identify the bike I am currently riding. I know the brand and some specifications but I can't find anything else....
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What year is my Gary Fisher Tassajara mountain bike [closed]
The numbers I found underneath the bottom bracket shell are:
WTU1082383M (serial number)
332M
BI-M23 (although, might be B1 and/or 1123)
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Help me ID this bike please
Can anyone help identify this old hottie? Kinda looks like 80's Peugeot per the Shimano 105 parts. The head badge looks like it could have been in the shape of a shield though. Seat tube has a sticker ...
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What brand of frame has a star cutout behind the seat?
What bmx bike has a star cut-out just behind the seat? sealed bb.
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Help in Identifying bicycle from Mozart in the Jungle Show?
Can anyone identify this bicycle manufacturer? Bike appears in season 1 of Mozart in the Jungle - the Amazon show
Edit - more shots of the bike (SE doesn't like mp4)
https://i.imgur.com/lIKedCz.mp4
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Identify this frame year and build
I am interested in picking up this frame for a rebuild project. I can't find info on which year this is or what model. Most models seem to have a black rear triangle, presumably carbon.
After ...
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Help identifying a 1990's Panasonic(?) / Colnago(?) road/aero/speed bike from a German TV series
In 1992, "Freunde fürs Leben" (friends for life), a German TV series, began airing in which one of the protagonists, a doctor, was always carrying around his high-end luxury bike for fear of ...
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Please identify, Lago bike from Germany
help me to identify what kind of bicycle frame it is and its cost, if it is valuable, I will be grateful for any information. (Click images for larger view.)
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What hood for this bike?
After 8 years; the hood of my brake levers is in pretty bad shape.
The bike is (I think) a Bruno 700c TOUR SOLO 2012
I'd like to replace the hood; but I have no idea what model to buy.
Any idea ?
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Can you help identify this road bike frame manufacturer?
I searched the internet but found nothing
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Identifying 1970s-80s Motobecane Special Sport
I'm trying to identify the exact year/model of a Motobecane called the "Special Sport", which was bought in France. I don't know if the parts are all original, however: It has a Huret Svelto rear ...
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Where can I find my serial number
I recently bought a bike online and I wanted to make sure it was the bike I paid for. I looked for the serial number on the bottom of the bike and couldn't find it. Where else would they put the ...
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Rear-steer tandem with middle child saddle
I saw a bike for hire in France, and I'd like to track down more details on it or something similar. Unfortunately the hire logos covered the manufacturer logos and the bike was locked up to others (...
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Help identifying
I'm very new to bikes, and I got this bike recently from the recycling center. Can't find any information about it online. Any pointers would be appreciated
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Vintage Motobecane ID
I found this vintage Motobecane bicycle on Facebook for $60 so I picked it up as a project bike. Can anyone help me identify the year and model? I am fairly new to the cycling world.
It has Abaresque ...
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Which full suspension bike is this?
I got this for $10 from my neighbor, who had it laying around for years. As you can see, the rear shock is gone, but the rest is there. It doesn't have any marks or model name, only a serial number at ...
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Does anyone know the age of this Legnano Bike?
Does anyone know the age of this Legnano Bike?
The frame number reads FC670
Thank you to everyone thats replied.
I now nothing of the history of the bike or Legnanos in general tbh and certainty ...
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Bicycle frame identify HELP
A few day ago I got this bike from a friend for a restoration. He thinks it's bianchi but I am sure it's not. It has Wienman brakes, simplex derailleurs, 3ttt steam, ofmega hubs and ofmega crankset. ...
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Schwinn 1979 12 speed
I purchased a vintage Schwinn 12 speed recently, the bike had been re-painted and I cannot figure out the model?
Here is what I know the head badge says 3219 meaning the bike was mfg on the 321 first ...
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Can you identify this Sachs hub?
I recently picked this up along with a couple of old wheels.
I don't know it's age or history. I've only got as far as identifying it as a Sachs.
There are no other markings apart from the logo ...
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Identify 1980's Bianchi?
Can someone please help me identify this bicycle?
My mom has had it in storage for ages – I believe it's from the 80's or early 90's. I'm not sure what is original and what was changed... ...
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Help identify mid-90s steel MTB frame
If anyone knows what this frame is and could help me identify it, I would be most grateful.
Distinctive (or not) details of the frame:
Seat tube top: is concave, curved in.
Rear brake cable routing:...
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Can someone tell me what year this Elgin Sears Roebuck bike is and what model?
Sears and Roebuck Elgin vintage
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Can somebody identify my bike for me?
I got it as a sort of hand me down a couple of years ago. I think that it is from the late 90s or early 2000s. It is definitely a mountain bike and it is red and silver/gray. It is hard to pick out ...
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Help to find the history of my 1900's Armstrong cycle :)
Pretty new to the whole vintage bike thing so would love a bit of help finding the history of the bike I bought in Walthamstow, London, last year.
It's marked to be an Armstrong Cycle, Birmingham, ...
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Identify my Motobécane racing bike
I bought a Motobécane last year (pics below), and now that the bottom bracket is broken, I really need to know the model of the bike, to help me change that piece.
It would also be helpful if someone ...
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Identify year of Kona
I have a Kona Process 134 DL. The serial number is H5AH31229 and I am trying to determine the year. There is also a sticker EN14766. And stamped 4, then under XL, then under T. Can anyone help?
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Vintage Eddy Merckx identification
I have a vintage Eddy Merckx bike I bought about 5 years ago. The guy who originally bought it apparently rode it once, couldn’t get his foot out of the toe basket at a stop sign, fell over and was ...
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Determine age of Raleigh sport womens bike
DA 45169 under bottom bracket
Raleigh ladies sport Steel emblem on front Raleigh Nottingham England,
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help me identify this kids bike?
I would much appreciate it if someone could help me identify this bike?
i went ahead and did the measurements asked as well as took a photo for scale. the folding bike infront of a 29" mountain bike ...
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Can anyone share where I'd find the serial number and year of this Sears & Roebuck bicycle?
I've looked everywhere and can't find a serial number on this Sears bicycle made in Austria.
Can anyone please help with this? Ultimately I'd like to determine the year it was made. Please ignore the ...
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Help identifying brand of road bike frame
Last year I bought this second-hand bike, but I was a total newbie and didn't realize that the branding was just stickers until I received it.
It's still a good bike and I'm having fun with it, but I'...
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Just hoping someone out there recognizes this bike and can help identify it
Assuming this is a 90s era aluminum frame with only a head badge sticker to identify it, no name or model printed anywhere. RX100 RD, DeoreXT FD, Sugino triple crank and Exage500EX brakes. the fork is ...
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I need help identifying this womens bike frame, please
It's nearly 70 years old. I've narrowed the potentials down to Sears, Schwinn or possibly J.C. Higgins. I did just order the wheels for this and it takes 26" schwinn apparently as opposed to ...
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Bike Frame Identification
Does anyone have any leads on what make/model/year of frame this is? I spotted this bike last summer and it's been nagging at me ever since. I love the design and am trying to track down who is ...
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Help identifying this $25 ebike
I picked up this folding bike for $25 thinking I would google it and have all the info I needed to get it functioning.
Any help finding documentation would be great, what kind of battery can I plug ...
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