HELP what bike have i bought ???

marcusdoughty
marcusdoughty Posts: 17
edited July 2013 in MTB general
i have recently bought this bike from gumtree it was advertised as a specialized but im not 100% certain it is as there is a angled piece near the seat post can anyone confirm what bike it is please
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    what was in advertised as? model and year?
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  • marcusdoughty
    marcusdoughty Posts: 17
    it was just advertised as specialized mountain bike a few friends have just bought bikes and ive wanted one for a while so i had a browse n found this i went a looked at it and bought it i had to put a new head set on it n a few other bits the bikes really light too
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  • spacedog
    spacedog Posts: 97
    If it is a specialized I will eat my hat.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    i would say it is a Carrera of some type.
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  • owenlars
    owenlars Posts: 719
    Check the frame number and see what you can find on the Spesh web site.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Can't think of one with seatstays like that, but if you like it, that's ok.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    oh missed that. very giantish.
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Categorically not a Spesh. They did do some with wishbone stays like that, but that's definitely not one of them!
  • marcusdoughty
    marcusdoughty Posts: 17
    i think your right nick looking at the giants now it does have a similar frame my own fault for not doing my research before buying
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  • DanDax1990
    DanDax1990 Posts: 1,201
    Nice Seatpost.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Not a Carrera with that wishbone stay. Giant or generic similar frame, there are a few, seatpost looks too slim for a Giant - what size is the seatpost? That will tell you if it's a Giant or not.

    Doesn't really matter anyway, the frame is just one small part of the bike and many frames are better than a Hardrock one...as long as it's OK specced and in decent order!
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    That frame is HUMONGOUS! very odd. Also, it's got a longer stem than a porn star, but the seatpost is reversed, to reduce the reach.
    Pretty sure whoever owned this didn't really have a clue what they were doing!
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Not sure it's that big, the long stem and reversed seatpost make it look like that, 19" at a guess.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    It's the massive seatstay length that makes me think it's a giant. Not a Giant bike, but a giant bike.
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Is it a Genesis frame. Some of them had a very similar wishbone stay.
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  • oxocube1
    oxocube1 Posts: 651
    dat stem....
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    stubs wrote:
    Is it a Genesis frame. Some of them had a very similar wishbone stay.
    I've not seen a Genesis with that gusset from top tube to seat tube though....nor the (Hydroformed?) downtube with the curve at the top.

    My money is still on a Merida frame of some description.
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  • ncn
    ncn Posts: 123
    The Beginner wrote:
    stubs wrote:
    Is it a Genesis frame. Some of them had a very similar wishbone stay.
    I've not seen a Genesis with that gusset from top tube to seat tube though....nor the (Hydroformed?) downtube with the curve at the top.

    My money is still on a Merida frame of some description.

    Yeah genesis don't really use hydroforming so I would rule that out to be fair.
  • e0in
    e0in Posts: 15
    Looks extremely similar to my bike, a Fuji Tahoe Comp 2010.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    It does, lots of similarities, except on the 2010 Tahoe the top and downtubes join behind the headtube.....maybe an older Tahoe?
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Depends on the size of the frame if they jopin or not - I agree is a Fuji frame.
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