Rare Mavic mountain bike frame with a minty Mavic crankset

[GoldenEraMTB]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=005

I've seen the Mavic cranksets in great condition go for well above $100, this looks like a great deal, but don't know much about the frame...

 

[rienster]

I don't think mavic ever made any frames. But I could be wrong.

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

I don't think mavic ever made any frames. But I could be wrong.

That was my first thought as well...but I can't be sure. So didn't want to make any definitive statement. Wonder if there is a story behind this then???

 

[Rich]

Don't recognise the frameset, but that's not too bad a BIN price, lovely cranks and front/rear mech...

 

[CTK]

Frame looks a bit cheap to me... look at the welds on the rear stays :roll:

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

Frame looks a bit cheap to me... look at the welds on the rear stays :roll:

True...that has got me thinking:

Perhaps this is a trade show bike where the frame isn't important, but rather all the Mavic components. It would make sense to have a nothing frame as to not draw away from the groupset. Then you can just spray the frame with the Mavic label everywhere, bringing even more attention to the brand name.

just a theory.

 

[Xesh]

Frame looks a bit cheap to me... look at the welds on the rear stays :roll:

True...that has got me thinking:

Perhaps this is a trade show bike where the frame isn't important, but rather all the Mavic components. It would make sense to have a nothing frame as to not draw away from the groupset. Then you can just spray the frame with the Mavic label everywhere, bringing even more attention to the brand name.

just a theory.

Or it could be a test bed frame for Mavic parts?

 

[CTK]

Frame looks a bit cheap to me... look at the welds on the rear stays :roll:

True...that has got me thinking:

Perhaps this is a trade show bike where the frame isn't important, but rather all the Mavic components. It would make sense to have a nothing frame as to not draw away from the groupset. Then you can just spray the frame with the Mavic label everywhere, bringing even more attention to the brand name.

just a theory.

My thoughts exactly...

 

[bushpig]

I concur that it looks like a show frame. Looks like a Diamond Back Arrival or a Rocky Stratos. I dig it, but no space.

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

I concur that it looks like a show frame. Looks like a Diamond Back Arrival or a Rocky Stratos. I dig it, but no space.

cool...then we've reached a concensus...now which one of us is going to buy it



actually, if I sell a couple things in the next week or so...this will become quite tempting.