Mystery bike solved

[legrandefromage]

Thrungehopper 2000?

could be absolutely anything mid to low to Sports direct from 20 years ago

 

[Mod-Master]

I’ve tried looking at the serial number to see if that would help, but it didn’t

 

[Mod-Master]

Paint reveal, this lovely gloss apple red was found underneath the warning sticker

 

[trailstar82]

Reminds me of the many cheap tank-like FS bikes that were sold from about 2000 onwards.

mountain bike SARACEN | eBay

SARACEN MOUNTAIN BIKE FULL SUSPENSION. PICK UP ONLY TS7.PICK UP ONLY. PICK UP ONLY.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Mod-Master]

Yes, I thinks it’s something like that, a Saracen or a Sintesi. Sadly, none of them sold a frame like this. I’ve taken of the rear triangle and found that it has enduro bearings. Now, that doesn’t mean anything, but if it was on there when the manufacturer put it on, that means it was mainly meant for that type of sport. The closest I’ve found was a specialized enduro bike which was practically the same shape, just didn’t have the multiple mounting holes. I’ve checked Halfords history, there are no bikes that look like it, who ever had it must have taken of the logos (or it never had logos depending how bad it is) so that must mean they were stickers. It is a sort of cherry red underneath and there is a very unusual feature on it, instead of being mounted on the top of the bike frame, the manufacturer has mounted both bike bottle cage mounts on the underside of the down
Tube. It is believed that when a bike is stolen, that the thief, takes of all the good bits, paints the frame and leaves it somewhere on the road or something.(because of the serial number)

 

[legrandefromage]

It shares its rear suspension arm with a Saracen RAW

 

[Mod-Master]

No, that’s not the same suspension arm. The welds are a lot more exposed (not filed down). And the bottom bracket is on the swing arm, not the main frame. It is very similar. there is a cable guide pointing down at the swing arm seat tube, but the cable guides for the rear derailleur are mounted on the top tube of the swing arm, not the bottom

 

[Mod-Master]

Like this,



Plus, underneath the horrible house paint, it’s a sparkly kind of silver.

 

[mdvineng]

Barracuda unisex crap from Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Barracuda-Unisexs-Draco-Suspension-BAR1815/dp/B09W5WDDLV/ref=sr_1_11?c=ts&keywords=Dual+Suspension+Mountain+Bikes&qid=1665831574&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1Ljk3IiwicXNhIjoiNC4zMiIsInFzcCI6IjIuMDAifQ%3D%3D&refinements=p_36%3A389119011&s=cycling&sr=1-11&ts_id=548206031

 

[Mod-Master]

Yes? It’s not it I’m afraid.