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its a silver chrome biycle it kinda looks like a bmx bike but with out all those brake things and its a pretty sturdy bike not like those new bikes they make out alumium
P.S if u know about bikes and can help me email me so i can send u a picture of the bike
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Great question. Boy, you didn't give us much to go on. Send me a pic via my Yahoo IM. The, "chrome", finish was never unique. If the factory decals have been removed, and there is no head-badge, you are likely never going to know what it is.
Check the rear drop-outs. Do you know what those are? The rear wheel will bolt to the frame, via the rear drop-outs. The drop-outs will be very telling, but will not provide you with any manufacturing data. The drop-out itself should be visibly obviously a separate piece of the frame, and clearly appear as though it has been attached. One technique, on inexpensive bikes especially, was to simply, "crimp", the seat-stay tube around the drop-out. We'll call this, "stamped", drop-outs. Imagine taking a piece of tubing a little larger in diameter than a yellow pencil. Now imagine putting a pencil into the tubing an inch or so. Now imagine, "squishing", the tubing with a pair of pliers, so that it, "crushes down", on the pencil. Can you visualize how that might hold on to the pencil? The chain-stay, and seat-stay tubes will be visibly, "crimped", on a stamped drop-out.
There are different techniques used for this on higher quality bicycles. The drop-out is actually welded to the frame rather than stamped. In some cases this union will be via a, "lug". You can spot a weld as it looks like metal squeezed out of a tube of toothpaste everywhere the frame is put together. A lug will lack this look, but is welded nonetheless. It will appear similar to a stamped frame but lack any evidence of being crimped. If the rear drop-outs are, "stamped", your pipe dream is over. Don't even bother taking it to a shop to have it inspected. If they are welded, you at least have a frame of passable quality.
With that said be very careful with that frame until you figure out what it is. Rampar, Redline, Diamond Back, and CW, 20 inch frames are outrageously collectible and very valuable. Furthermore, these are mass-produced examples of collectible bike stuff. If you hit the jackpot you could have something like an old Profile brand frame. Profile frames were hand made and sold brand new, back in the day, for around $3500. That's just for the frame, and those are 1981 dollars. Collectors pay as much as a $1000 dollars or more, just for Profile decals. There were numerous small run, hand made frames around back then.
Send me a pic. If it is still identifiable, I can probably tell you what brand it is. If you need help sending the pic, let me know. Other than that, take it to shop after shop and don't listen to a thing anybody says until someone tells you EXACTLY what it is. You are going to be the victim of speculation if you are not careful. Again, if the rear drop-outs are stamped and not welded, or lugged, you likely just have some garage-sale junk I wouldn't use as a paper weight.
Great question. Boy, you didn't give us much to go on. Send me a pic via my Yahoo IM. The, "chrome", finish was never unique. If the factory decals have been removed, and there is no head-badge, you are likely never going to know what it is.
Check the rear drop-outs. Do you know what those are? The rear wheel will bolt to the frame, via the rear drop-outs. The drop-outs will be very telling, but will not provide you with any manufacturing data. The drop-out itself should be visibly obviously a separate piece of the frame, and clearly appear as though it has been attached. One technique, on inexpensive bikes especially, was to simply, "crimp", the seat-stay tube around the drop-out. We'll call this, "stamped", drop-outs. Imagine taking a piece of tubing a little larger in diameter than a yellow pencil. Now imagine putting a pencil into the tubing an inch or so. Now imagine, "squishing", the tubing with a pair of pliers, so that it, "crushes down", on the pencil. Can you visualize how that might hold on to the pencil? The chain-stay, and seat-stay tubes will be visibly, "crimped", on a stamped drop-out.
There are different techniques used for this on higher quality bicycles. The drop-out is actually welded to the frame rather than stamped. In some cases this union will be via a, "lug". You can spot a weld as it looks like metal squeezed out of a tube of toothpaste everywhere the frame is put together. A lug will lack this look, but is welded nonetheless. It will appear similar to a stamped frame but lack any evidence of being crimped. If the rear drop-outs are, "stamped", your pipe dream is over. Don't even bother taking it to a shop to have it inspected. If they are welded, you at least have a frame of passable quality.
With that said be very careful with that frame until you figure out what it is. Rampar, Redline, Diamond Back, and CW, 20 inch frames are outrageously collectible and very valuable. Furthermore, these are mass-produced examples of collectible bike stuff. If you hit the jackpot you could have something like an old Profile brand frame. Profile frames were hand made and sold brand new, back in the day, for around $3500. That's just for the frame, and those are 1981 dollars. Collectors pay as much as a $1000 dollars or more, just for Profile decals. There were numerous small run, hand made frames around back then.
Send me a pic. If it is still identifiable, I can probably tell you what brand it is. If you need help sending the pic, let me know. Other than that, take it to shop after shop and don't listen to a thing anybody says until someone tells you EXACTLY what it is. You are going to be the victim of speculation if you are not careful. Again, if the rear drop-outs are stamped and not welded, or lugged, you likely just have some garage-sale junk I wouldn't use as a paper weight.
Which episode of boy meets world was it when Eric rides into mr. Feeny's classroom on the bike?
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He was wearing a bright yellow biking outfit and I think he got the bike at a yard sale. Those are the only details I can remember.
Oh and I think it was one of the college episodes
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"No Such Thing as a Sure Thing" Season 7, Episode 4.
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0530918/
You can see it from about 2:36 on this video, there's no sound unfortunately but it was the only clip I could find.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvRp2iPHto&feature=related
"No Such Thing as a Sure Thing" Season 7, Episode 4.
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0530918/
You can see it from about 2:36 on this video, there's no sound unfortunately but it was the only clip I could find.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvRp2iPHto&feature=related
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