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My old Diamond Back - what was it? (pics inside)

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dannywhiteley:
I didnt think I still had these pics...

I sold this DB about 5 years ago, and got £100 for it.  My brother originally bought it about 3 years earlier for £40 as it was running alloy hubbed black tuffs that he wanted for his bike, took the tuffs and sold me the DB with the spoked wheels off his bike for the same £40.

Can anyone accurately id the bike?  It was in excellent survivor condition that I restored using mid-school DB parts unfortunately (seat, pads, post, pedals etc).  However, frame forks and bars were original and in really nice condition.

When I did sell it, I gave the buyer all the original parts and also the yellow tyres in the last pic.  He later told me it was worth £350, but I think he was telling porkies bearing in mind this was 5 years ago.

virtualmeuk:
Hazard a guess at a rare 83 silver streak. They only made em for 2 months!!!. I have 1 as well.

Sparky is your man

www.retrobsession.net

Swivel:
Dan that's a beauty, another lovely survivor mate. I don't know much about diamond backs but this is lovely Dan  :4_17_5:

dannywhiteley:
Interesting... The gusset cut slits (see below) are not like most other Silver Streaks I have seen (most have 3 smaller slits, this has 2 large ones - note that the slit nearest the seat extends to the middle of the diamond cut out).



Compared to a 'normal' Silver Streak gusset



It also doesnt have the gusset behind the BB (see below).



again compared to a more common gusseted BB

dannywhiteley:
Looking through RetroObsession it does indeed look like this special 83 Silver Streak.  Can anyone verify and give me a value (not that it makes any difference no its 5 years gone)... :(

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