So picked up a frame.... ID help please

[retrobikeguy]

Claimed this the other day, I thought it was a tange as it was super light and bare steel, bit like the merlin frames of BITD.
I needed to get it home in my panniers so I removed the fork and then noticed the magenta paint on the fork steerer, upon closer inspection I notice more of the same colour on the dropout and the inside of the cable stops so now I question..... what am I ?

It came with XT M737 with canti's, LX chainset, X-ray shifers, Dia compe aheadset and brake levers, forks are stamped spinner TB 1995 and the frame dropouts H056 and BB frame number U50203795.

we all love a frame mystery

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[KermitGKona88]

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Diamondback

 

[mynchiboy]

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^ What he said!

Light tubing , dropouts/cable guides and pink colour point to a 1995 Diamond Back Axis

 

[retrobikeguy]

Well done chaps...... after looking at the 95 catalogue I can now concur, bars and stem match the spec too.

Cheers

 

[Retro Spud]

Not a lot gets past the identification police

 

[mynchiboy]

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Not a lot gets past the identification police

Damn straight

Always thought these were underrated... tubing is indeed very light!

What's the plan...keep it bare metal and lacquer it, or something with paint?

 

[retrobikeguy]

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mmmm plan was downsizing the fleet and I seem to be hitting my hoarding phase in life, so its gotta go straight through I think, I just dont have the space but cant resist saving something that needs a new life............. bit like a donkey sanctuary

its really light though, and does deserve some love........... oh and paint

 

[bxlunltd]

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