Been given this today

[curtispro]

I had posted this in the tech section but it was possibly the wrong section.

A guy at work gave me this old Diamondback Riptile today and I cant seem to find a lot about it, got a post running on museum also.

The only ones I can see from the late 80's early 90's seemed to have a bent downtube.

Gonna give it a clean and it needs a new crank as its bent and someone has modded the brakes to enable the installation of V type ones (they are quite good actually)

Any info would be helpful, cant tell if its steel or cromo  but its not to heavy

It looks old school but the "Made in Taiwan" made me think otherwise.

Thanks in advance

Jon

[curtispro]

Been told its a 1996 mid school over on the museum  but I can't see any like it in the picture section, only a "Venom" that looks like it from that year, probably as common as sh1t and worthless, 

Im going to restore it for the missus in a nice girlie pink finish with white tuffs and put Haro Sport stickers on it     

[curtispro]

Anyone got any info? 100 views and no comments

[OrgasmDonor]

Diamondback was a long way from 80s glory when these were made im afraid, mid to late 90's sounds about right, and the doing it up for your missus idea is deffo a goer 

[curtispro]

Not as good a find as I originally thought then  nice little bike though  , gonna give it to Dan for some pink loving then a retro look make over 

(then it will sit in the shed and never get used)

[SOUTHBANK BOY]

Did somone say pink

g

[curtispro]

You can't beat a Curtis 

[lk_97]

That bikes a beast(the Curtis) I had a pair of those db forks on my expert rider, they're staying on, they seem pretty light and good