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Offline insectbones

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Tioga Rhino Charge?
« on: February 09, 2015, 09:12 PM »
Just having a look at this, is it a Tioga Rhino Charge? Ta  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2015, 10:03 PM »
After some research, i think its an early '80's Tioga Rhino III.

Whatever it is i just bought it anyway  :D
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2015, 10:39 PM »
Looks more like a Hawk Scorcher to me? might be wrong whats the serial number
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2015, 11:10 PM »
Don't know yet, pick it up this week...
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2015, 12:46 AM »
Don't know what it is but i don't think it's a Tioga or a Hawk Scorcher... nice though Lee.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2015, 09:11 AM »
Yep, don't think it's a scorcher, the geometry of scorchers is like burners, and this is more like the tioga in that respect.

The chainstays are wrong for a tioga though  :-\
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2015, 02:17 PM »
If theres a serial number on the rear left dropout it's probably an Akisu.
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2015, 02:58 PM »
Quote from: bodamus on February 10, 2015, 02:17 PM
If theres a serial number on the rear left dropout it's probably an Akisu.

That's what I thought Ian.
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 03:14 PM »
Not an Akisu then, serial is on the BB  :-\  Just a long row of numbers beginning with 83, so guessing thats the year.

I'll get more details up later, the welds are nice though, and its a pretty light bike.
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 09:36 PM »
Ok, so some of the parts on this, all are original to the bike...

Front wheel is a Spencer rim laced to a Pellisier hub (rear is a crappy replacement)
Tioga stem
SR seat clamp
Meteor-lite calipers and levers
Cro-Mo OPC (unbranded as far as i can see)
Victor VP555 pedals
Not sure on forks until i break it down, they are oval tubed
CW bars? welds look ok, 28 inches wide
Serial is  831113247
All the frame tubes are round, not oval.
Will get some close ups of the welds tomorrow in the daylight.
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2015, 07:50 AM »
I'm sure I've seen that gusset design before! In any case I'd ask monkian (Paul) as he knows his Tiogas!  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2015, 12:56 PM »
Looks too short to be a Rhino plus the tubing doesn't look right, I thought they had ovalised and indented tubing  ???
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2015, 10:52 PM »
Quote from: MartyC on February 14, 2015, 12:56 PM
Looks too short to be a Rhino plus the tubing doesn't look right, I thought they had ovalised and indented tubing  ???

Not all of 'em had the indent on the tubes, but this is defo not a rhino, or a Tange made anything.

At best i would say its a copy of a rhino, and a well made one at that, still searching for info on it, but not come up with anything yet...
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2015, 10:58 PM »
What's the plan Lee ?
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Re: Tioga Rhino Charge?
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2015, 11:39 PM »
Just got a NOS Spencer front wheel, same colour as the Spencer thats on the front already.

The current front will be stripped and the rim built on to the rear hub.

Strip it down, clean, grease and ride it  :daumenhoch:

Oh, and bin them fookin tyres  :2gunsfiring_v1:
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