Frame Info Help

leaflite

I was wondering if anyone knew who makes/the history of the frame im building in the apollo project.
It has a really unusual rear suspension design(shock facing upwards on seat tube), and the bushings for the suspension seemed to be of good quality. Somebody told me to look at diamondback bikes of the same age, but I havent been able to find anything.

The bike was bought in 2003 and called an apollo vendetta...

Frame Pic:
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/760/pb270004h.jpg

Thanks

nicklouse

so what do you want to know?

lots of bikes had shocks in that position from very early on.

leaflite

nicklouse wrote:

so what do you want to know?

lots of bikes had shocks in that position from very early on.

I would like to know which bike the frame was from

thanks

stu8975

Err... you already know...Apollo Vendetta.

leaflite

stu8975 wrote:

Err... you already know...Apollo Vendetta.

What I mean is that is there another bike that shares the same frame? IE Carrera bikes have carrera frames, but halfords dont make them-merida do.

nicklouse

it was just a catalogue frame, it had many names.

leaflite

nicklouse wrote:

it was just a catalogue frame, it had many names.

Do you remember/know what else the frame was sold as?

Thanks

supersonic

There were a few similar with slighgtly different designs. Middy Fox and Silver Fox did some.

nicklouse

leaflite wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

it was just a catalogue frame, it had many names.

Do you remember/know what else the frame was sold as?

Thanks

not really but why? you know what it is.

leaflite

nicklouse wrote:

leaflite wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

it was just a catalogue frame, it had many names.

Do you remember/know what else the frame was sold as?

Thanks

not really but why? you know what it is.

I wanted to find out what was the best spec the frame was sold with, and you cant do that without a name!

Thanks anyway

sdalby

best spec-
Saddle: Cheap
Forks: Cheap
Wheels: Cheap
Handlebars: Cheap
etc etc

If you put anything decent on it then it will be better than an original one. But guaranteed, the frame will break the first time you try to use it properly.

cooldad

sdalby wrote:

best spec-
Saddle: Cheap
Forks: Cheap
Wheels: Cheap
Handlebars: Cheap
etc etc

If you put anything decent on it then it will be better than an original one. But guaranteed, the frame will break the first time you try to use it properly.

I wouldn't be so sure. The welding and gussetting looks ok. And the rocker arms look like decent quality. Interesting project anyway, even if I wouldn't do it myself.

@leaflite - does your granny know you're in her bedroom?

NatoED

the new carreras are made buy kinetics engineering who make parts for lots of other companies . think they do some kona rear swing arms and such like