Looking for more information on bike frames in this shape but struggling to work out what to search for! If anyone knows the exact model of this one too I’d love to know it 🙂
I’m guessing 90s..? Seems to say Excalibur but that’s not helped my search so far.
Thanks!
by Designer-Currency345
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Elevated chainstays! Late 80s early 90s thing.
Vintage MTB late 80’s early 90’s
eg: [https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1989-yeti-ultimate.383158/](https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1989-yeti-ultimate.383158/)
Total garbage.
i’m not sure it ever got a real name (like how GT is known for the Triple Triangle)
its a cool bit of history back when bike companies were trying everything and everything and using the general public to sort things out.
Terrible MTN bike design, but fun city cruiser/commuter.
if you buy it, keep all the OG parts and treat it well.
Fun to look at, boy so fun to ride. The bottom bracket is not stabilized well so it flexes back and forth a lot. I had several different versions over the years for fun grocery bikes and that about all they are good for.
As the others mentioned, not super stiff around the bottom bracket. One possible advantage of the design is you could combine an eccentric bottom bracket to adjust for a belt drive without needing a split-belt.