I'm trying to find what kind of brand/make my bike is so I can find more information about it. It might help me determine if I should buy a new bike.
All I can tell from looking around my bike are the words 'Challenger' and 'Resistance'. It's a hand-me-down mountain bike, I haven't got a manual or receipt for the bike so I suspect there must be some way of finding out otherwise.
I've searched for 'Challenger Resistance' on the web and the best result I received was from an auction on eBay of an identical bike. Here's what my bike looks like:
Second, you must look for other features or characteristics that would determine it's decade. Your bike's number starts with '7'. This would mean that the year is 19-7. Now, the characteristics and features. You're bike has a sprocket, color scheme, and reflectors that would most likely put it in the 60s or 70s. Some BMX bikes and a few Schwinn bicycles place the serial on the rear dropout. On older Schwinns there are numbers stamped on both the drive side and non-drive side rear dropouts; the one on the non-drive side dropout is the serial number. Some bikes have multiple serial numbers. 2 When adding a bike to the Index, it's best to enter all the groups of numbers and letters separated by spaces.
I'd like to know how to identify bikes. I think that would be more valuable then If someone told me what brand I have.
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The usual method of identifying a bike is what you've done.
The brand and model are usually part of the decals on the frame.
My bike, for example, says Scott on the downtube, and CR1 Pro on the toptube near the headset.
It is Swiss made, and the model stands for comfort road 1, and Pro tells you what parts were on it originally.
If there are no decals, an experienced mechanic or shop owner can usually identify most common frames.
Your bike is very basic, at best, and most people would not consider it safe for use on off road trails. I would recommend looking for a shop quality mountain bike. You will enjoy riding more, and that is what it's all about. Feel free to ask if you need more information.
That is a 'Bicycle Shaped Object' with any-old name plastered on the frame. It is 'off-brand'.
Years ago it was possible to identify bikes by the quality of the welds, shapes of the lugs, shapes of the dropouts and choice of components. However, with 'Bicycle Shaped Objects' this is sadly not possible.
There are probably countless variants of this exact same item with different labels on at your local supermarket, in Halfords and other places that should not really be in the bicycle business.
I would not worry too much about the brand, just enjoy riding!
Based on this picture, it looks like it was most likely purchased at a department store.
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I am not sure how knowing the brand will help you decide whether or not you will get a new bike. IMO the main criteria for determining this would be function and comfort.
Bicycles of this type are churned out by the many thousands and simply 'branded' to various distributors. They are invariably very cheaply made; often with all-steel components and the lowest-possible level of brakes,shifters, and other components.
They are as alike as peas in a pod otherwise. Other than doing the normal sort of maintenance, lubing the chain, keeping fasteners tight... There's very little that needs to be done to them, and if some major part fails they are simply not worth repairing.Around the university where I work, you see bikes identical to yours branded as 'Pacific', 'Next', 'Magna', and various others.
An excellent resource is Bikepedia.com, they have listings for a wide range of bikes.It is very useful when looking at used bike ads as they may list stock components and suggested retail price new.The newer the bike is the more information they seem to have.It is useful when looking at used bikes to determine age by what years components were offered and with what colors.This helps with questions like I bought it in 2007 but Ithink it's 2005.
I used to have this bike, in fact it was my first, My dad bought it at a local bicycle store . It read challenger and was blue and yellow, it looks exactly like yours, same frame, same forks and I can tell same dimensions, I knew it inside out .
It was made by Raleigh, was called concept diabolo.
The basic problem is that an assembly line in China is spewing forth bicycles of the same design, then, at the end of the line, one gets Brand A decals, the next gets Brand B, the third Brand C. Some of the brands will be 'no-name' brands, some will be 'house' brands for your larger department stores, and some will be recognizable bike brands - 'Raleigh', 'Schwinn', et al.
Unfortunately, the quality, fit, and finish of the bike is unique to that assembly line (and the particular model being built), and the factory next door is producing an entirely different bike, of different quality, as will this factory a month from now. So the quality of this bike is no indication of the quality (or fit) of a different bike bearing the same 'maker's' badge.
Your more reputable distributors and rebadgers will take some effort to assure that the bikes meet some minimal quality standards, but it's not like buying a more expensive 'brand' bike where the brand people have overseen (to at least a minimal degree) the design and construction of the bike.
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That frame looks rather unusual - Could be worth searching google images for 'BMX' till you find something that looks similar. Also the detail of the front gusset looks very unsusual. Not sure if its cosmetic or for strength at the headset.
I note the headset has a detangler for the rear brake line, and a Potts mod for the front brake line. However there are no brake pads on the front calipers, so its not going to stop very well.
Saddle needs replacing or recovering, and you need air in that front tyre.
Based on handlebar angle, the previous rider was way too big for the bike.
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I'm no BMX expert but based on the construction I'd guess 2000s for the age.
Sorry for no better info.
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