Tempted by this little low-end Giant - full Hi-Ten but that paint job Any idea of the year - I'm guessing 89-92ish from the head badge, but it doesn't appear in any of the catalogues.
The manufacturer's date on a bicycle's components can often be used to determine the date of manufacture of the bike itself. Many bike parts have a date code cast or stamped into the piece. Bicycle component dating
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Or do you still think about buying it online?
There is an offer at German classified of to me the same model
Maybe this helps just getting visually some more details on used components to identify the age?
Unfortunatly very cheap stuff seem to be used, I'm personally not very familar with those components.