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Tazio
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I think I may give this a bash this month, I just need to find out where the bike was made first, not easy :oops:
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Tazio wrote:
I think I may give this a bash this month, I just need to find out where the bike was made first, not easy :oops:


If the serial number is long and has an "H" in it, chances are it was made in Taiwan. I know Taiwan has a couple huge factories that produce frames for multiple brands; one of them starts with an H and another with an I, or something like that. Perhaps someone with the knowledge at hand, can post, like Kev (gm0303035);many GT's were made in Taiwan, (the ones lower than the Zaskar), and it might make it easier to identify.
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MikeD
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I just need to find out where the bike was made first, not easy


What frame is it?
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Tazio
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GoldenEraMTB wrote:
Tazio wrote:
I think I may give this a bash this month, I just need to find out where the bike was made first, not easy :oops:


If the serial number is long and has an "H" in it, chances are it was made in Taiwan. I know Taiwan has a couple huge factories that produce frames for multiple brands; one of them starts with an H and another with an I, or something like that. Perhaps someone with the knowledge at hand, can post, like Kev (gm0303035);many GT's were made in Taiwan, (the ones lower than the Zaskar), and it might make it easier to identify.


The frame I have is a 97 going by the serial number, but the bike was in the 98 catalogue so I doubt it is eligible anyway. Interestingly the number has no letters at all but it is almost impossible to find out info on Sunn bikes from the past, and if you aren't a french speaker even worse.
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Tazio
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What frame is it?


A Sunn. I think some of them may have been made in Japan, and the race frames in Europe.
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i'll put my vitamin t2 in for this month,

i believe the frame is taiwan made, the model i think is 1995, the spec is a mix of m900 xtr, hope hubs, mavic 217 rims, king headset, USE ti post, middleburn chainset. this pic was taken before mountain mayhem.

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My 95 Mongoose Amplifier2 Taiwanese special. Front triangle for sure (it has a Made in Taiwan sticker on the downtube), but the rear triangle may or may not have been built by Frank W. It was a NOS frame hanging in my LBS since 95. I picked it up, built it, and now ride it quite often. The Comps were LX builds. I put an LX drivetrain on it, and the rest is an eclectic mix of mid 90s stuff I had sitting on the shelves in the garage.

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MikeD
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Hm. Can't be much help on Sunn, I'm afraid.
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The Futures Bright, The Futures Orange :) From Taiwan to Halifax to my Garden Shed :)


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I'll enter my 1987 Jamis Dakota Competition, resplendent in full Suntour (including twin roller-cams 8) ) and plenty of mud from racing the first lap at this years Mountain Mayhem.

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alpinestars ?
heres mine in a seasonal scene too
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I'll enter my 1987 Jamis Dakota Competition, resplendent in full Suntour (including twin roller-cams 8) ) and plenty of mud from racing the first lap at this years Mountain Mayhem.

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boa i like that,... alot!
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Arran
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Here's my '94 Avanti Competitor. M737 XT throughout & NOS to boot:

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