Barracuda (UK) Frame/Serial Numbers

[sam_white]

Barracuda Curacao, thanks to @steve_d for seeing this and the seller giving me the serial number.




It's F96039363

 

[sam_white]

Unintentionally I seem to be turning this into Sam's BSO thread. Here's another. Quick snap outside Aldi and there's this lovely machine. I guess its in pretty good shape for a 23 year old cheap bike. Absolutely nothing noteworthy about this bike except for recording the frame number.

Good work on Barracuda for producing such a simple and easy to understand numbering scheme, runs from 1996 to 2003 (so far).

AM02021387

 

[$mokie]

Barracuda oblivion! Any info on these frames there seems to be multiple of the same full suspension frame under different names

 

[sam_white]

Thanks @$mokie - Yours is a Year 2000 model. It does look similar to bikes by Saracen, Raleigh and others but the frame number indicates that it is a Barracuda and I haven't seen any similar frames by other manufacturers with a Barracuda frame number.

 

[Salona96]

Just picked up this Marketplace find last night for free.

Frame number F96034145

Any info that anyone may have about this bike would be appreciated.

 

[sam_white]

Just picked up this Marketplace find last night for free.

Frame number F96034145

Any info that anyone may have about this bike would be appreciated.

Thanks @Salona96 your bike is an excellent example of what I'm looking for. The frame number is March 1996, and like other early Barracuda bikes it has an 'F' number - possibly Fairly built. This is the same factory that produced Alpinestars, Coyote and Rudy Project bikes. It looks pretty original to me, and the aluminium looks in good shape. Component spec with the LX mechs is also promising - better spec than a new Barracuda would be. I'd be interested to see who made that fork if you get the chance to check the dropouts or the steerer tube.