Tioga Rhino III on ebay ?

[brass monkey!]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-School-Bmx-Frame-And-Forks-/280993701507?nma=true&si=7cTZHEyrupcaTDZKugGZvVq5Yb0%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I was bidding on this Tioga Rhino III until it got pulled at 52 quid... 

it was badly listed, so I guess someone may have got a private bargain ?

Anyone buy it, and at what price?

[monkian]

I think it's a looky-likey
You've probably dodged a bullet on that one.

[brass monkey!]

I think it's a looky-likey
You've probably dodged a bullet on that one.

looked kosher to me...?

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/tioga/437

[Gnarlyscoots]

Looked proper to me too    Perhaps Paul is the one who snagged it and just washing off the scent   

[monkian]

If you look closer the gusset is the wrong shape (it's length at the top tube, hole size & position).
There's no flared seat tube (from round to oval at the bottom) & the drop outs are too stumpy & fat.
Hard to make out if it even has the fluted top and down tube.

Apart from that...

Oh yeah, no Aero chain stays either.

[snav69]

Looks different to the one on the museum to me  

No indentations and the chainstays on the museum one are aero tubing like on the TA whereas the one on ebay looks to have round tubes  

But then again what the fcuk do I know  

[snav69]

Paul beat me to it 

[brass monkey!]

Was trying to view it on my iphone 

Suprised they made snides of this frame....

[bodamus]

It's an Akisu copy worth FA.

[cbrboy-2008]

Looks different to the one on the museum to me 

No indentations and the chainstays on the museum one are aero tubing like on the TA whereas the one on ebay looks to have round tubes 

But then again what the fcuk do I know 

sweet words snav

[TELLIS302000]

Was a copy and it wasn't a Rhino 3 anyway....no double butted tubing there.

There was no Tange stamp either....

[monkian]

Looks like another one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321030498729 

[Devilock]

Its good to be informed of this 

[jT Racing]

 
The power of suggestion. It's a fake, there's been a hell of a lot over the years.

If you put a sticker on you gran that says uncle, she's still your gran.