I’ve had this SE bike for a few years. It used to be my uncles but he gave it to me. I’ve used google lens and search on goggle but I got barely anything. I just want to know if it’s a good bike or if there’s anything I should know.
by Orthoclaz
I’ve had this SE bike for a few years. It used to be my uncles but he gave it to me. I’ve used google lens and search on goggle but I got barely anything. I just want to know if it’s a good bike or if there’s anything I should know.
by Orthoclaz
8 Comments
Its an se wildman
I would assume an older one when i look at the stem
As a matter of fact, I do not.
It’s mostly blue, and it has some red on it.
SE makes decent entry level racing bikes. It looks pretty old but it has 3 piece cranks and a small sprocket so that’s a decent start.
I wouldn’t say “good” because it’s a bit outdated and wouldn’t compare to a (cult) complete as a example. No integrated or sealed parts and all bolts. Dose have a small sprocket which was cool enough say 15 years ago.
It’s about 15 years old, and from memory, there were several tiers of the Wildman series (including one with a full chromoly frame). Unfortunately, going by the seat hardware, this is probably at the lower end of the scale, but potentially a good bike to learn on.
SE was at an interesting point at that time, in that they still had a pretty good team with guys like Javier Columbo and Pat Laughlin riding for them, but struggling to stay relevant in general. At times, it was easy to forget they even existed (save for the occasional photo of one of their factory racers in Transworld BMX), as they just didn’t advertise.
Nothing like now, where SE’s big wheelers have gained appeal from outside of the bike world, and BMX in the most traditional sense is only a small portion of their business.
I like the rainbow color scheme.