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greentoad:
Hi all

I found a mint condition and complete Giant today.

It is a chrome F&F and has very nice welds, the gusset looks a bit like a goose, chrome v bars, and gold araya's with gold sunshine hubs (seen some on US bay - never heard of them before, they any good), blue giant bmx tyres, blue sr pedals, gold suntour stem, gold mx quick release brakes, gold post and clamp, maxy cross 170 cranks.

It has G0682 and 2172247 Stamped on the outside rear dropouts.

Any help in what model it might be and also year? Also who made them and where? I shall collect it later in the week as I had no room (no pics till then).

I don't know much about Giant so any help in quality, models, any good etc would be appreciated.

If they are fairly srong and not a collectors item I will use this as my race bike, it should be fun  :).

Thanks

J.

Frosty:
Never heard of an os bmx? Any pics?

greentoad:
Hi all

ANY HELP PLEASE?

Surely someone knows of Giant BMX's? It can't be that rare can it?

I am off to pick the bike up tomorrow (it's a non loop), but would be grateful for any comments on the bike, models available, possible year etc before I pay in full, as it is quite exspensive by my standards.

Please reply with any help or pictures etc.

Thanks

J.

silentpartner:
it must be giant, as in the mountain bike company, i think there was a few race bikes in th states not to long ago, but i don't remember them being an 'old' bmx  :-\ find out what size the headtube is?, may give some clue as to age, threaded or non threaded forks?. what bottom bracket as it got?.

alan  ;)

Wayne Ryder:
I think Giant made Mosh bikes up till a couple of years ago, they weren't bad either. The Mosh Brass 4 Star was supposed to be one of the best completes on the market, made for street & park, I think. Far as I know they ditched the brand to focus on Giant race bikes.
Before Mosh, I dunno. I didn't know who Giant were till fairly recently, spotting the name on MTBs.
Maybe it's an earlier attempt at a BMX, kind of like the Gary Fisher, Saracen & Kona ones from the late 90s(?).

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