Author Topic: help with frame identity please (Read 2180 times)

mr hoppy · « **on:** September 15, 2008, 10:59 PM »

hi, any help would be good sorry if i have posted in the wrong section

bmxer4ever · « **Reply #1 on:** September 15, 2008, 11:02 PM »

Looks like Taj was invovled in this T1....!

Biggeorge · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2008, 11:43 AM »

TERRIBLE 1 Ruben

http://www.customriders.com/prodshow.asp?prodid=8424&cat=0&parent=0&sid=3

subversion · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2008, 02:35 PM »

Here's Rubens own

mr hoppy · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2008, 09:01 PM »

ok thanks guys , is it any good and roughly how old is it ? many thanks chris

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2008, 09:18 PM »

It's a bloody good frame

I'm saying late 90s, possibly mid 90s.

subversion · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2008, 09:59 PM »

It's later than that, Doesn't look like a US BB... 2004ish

username · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:10 PM »

Is that an integrated headtube? If its not a bang in cup model it is much later that mid 90's. Could be late 2006 onwards.

Philbert · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:17 PM »

i'm wreckoning 04/05ish, the ruben frame was one of the first of the big hitter companies to go internal headset on a freestyle frame. definately not before that though. more than likely a spanish bb if its an early ruben, mid if later

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #9 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:18 PM »

I'll stand corrected there. That looks like a spanish/mid BB to me, so that brings us into the 00's I guess.

Surely Ruben was on Macneil around this time though? I don't know the timeline.....

lazychubs · « **Reply #10 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:20 PM »

wot dave and philbert said my ti barcode is old fashion bang in cups
so diff to ures and is us bb

subversion · « **Reply #11 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:29 PM »

Quote from: philbert on September 16, 2008, 10:17 PM

more than likely a spanish bb if its an early ruben, mid if later

Don't know that the Reuben ever used a Mid BB dude? I think it went from US/Euro to Spanish? Gotta keep his friends @ FlyBikes happy

If memory serves Reuben rode for Macneil around 2001.

Philbert · « **Reply #12 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:38 PM »

ruben left macneil to start riding for T1 in november 03 also picking up a sponsor with fly components. early models were spanish bb with normal headset then later turning to internal, and more than likely now with mid bb as most frames now are

mid bb came after spanish dude hence later models more than likely mid bb, from my last post

SaMAlex · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:40 PM »

I thought that T1 were sticking with the spanish BB, cos as Ian said, they wanna keep their fly mates happy.

Could be wrong tho. If it is just fly using spanish BBs now, then that cant have much time left on it.

subversion · « **Reply #14 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:42 PM »

Quick check on T1 site & ALL there frames are now Spanish BB

As I said I don't think the Reuben has ever used MID...

subversion · « **Reply #15 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:43 PM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on September 16, 2008, 10:40 PM

Could be wrong tho. If it is just fly using spanish BBs now, then that cant have much time left on it.

So what do Fly do? - Bring out Spanish BB II

Philbert · « **Reply #16 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:49 PM »

my bad!

i can't confess to being a t1 nut, was just speculation on the bb as mid bb's are the most common these days! so assumed such a trendy company would be wanting to stay cool with the kids. must just be fly and t1's being rebels these days!

subversion · « **Reply #17 on:** September 16, 2008, 11:03 PM »

Don't think you'd get an awful lot of $£$£ for it Mr Hoppy so get it built & ride it instead!!

username · « **Reply #18 on:** September 16, 2008, 11:15 PM »

Quote from: subversion on September 16, 2008, 11:03 PM

Don't think you'd get an awful lot of $£$£ for it Mr Hoppy so get it built & ride it instead!!

let me know if you're thinking of selling it

how long is the top-tube?

username · « **Reply #19 on:** September 16, 2008, 11:40 PM »

Quote from: philbert on September 16, 2008, 10:49 PM

my bad!

i can't confess to being a t1 nut, was just speculation on the bb as mid bb's are the most common these days! so assumed such a trendy company would be wanting to stay cool with the kids. must just be fly and t1's being rebels these days!

DK, Eastern, Failure, Macneil, Mirraco, Proper, Simple, Sputnic, Stolen, Superstar, T1 & Fly + some others all use spanish.

And UKbikeco.