ID this dimondback please

[DIAMONDHACK]

Hi

Not my prettiest bike, but still gloriously glorious.

I think it is a topanga. It came from the dump, with only the frame, bars, fork, stx rear, sis front d.

The frame is full chromo.

The serial number has been removed, dubious past maybe.

Any idea what model it is?



Thanks



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[T'boo Ted]

Its a bike from when they sponsored the worlds (i know they did in 96 and a few more years after that), someone had one here on on mtbr.com, but yeah think they were topangas or something

 

[DIAMONDHACK]

Thanks for that, I took a look and found it, 95 topanga

http://forums.mtbr.com/diamondback/post ... 500-3.html

 

[MCsanandreas]

tidier than any bike i have got from the tip! nice find.

 

[DB Apex 96]

96 Topanga, I've the 96 Apex....

 

[Matze010]

the canti socket is broken?

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[DIAMONDHACK]

The apex seems to have very good cable routing for v-brakes, I might try that on mine.

My first quality bike was an early 1990's ascent ex, wish I still had it.

 

[DIAMONDHACK]

the canti socket is broken?

No, just well used. I have a rockshox jett t2 that I will try on this bike sometime, I am too cheap to buy a new head set and stem so it might be a while.

 

[T'boo Ted]

Maybe I'm missing something here...how else would you route the v brake cable?

 

[DIAMONDHACK]

On my other bike (like I really only have 2 honest ), avanti barracuda, the cable comes in from the other side of the frame, the cable routing is a messy big loop for the v's, no good picture at hand but you can see the routing here...

I will switch these 2 bike brakes over at some stage.