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Title: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: dwain dibbly on March 16, 2008, 08:55 PM

i know its hard to tell from the 
pic but could these be genuine DC MX1000 or 900's??

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a158/dwaindibbly/329a_1.jpg)

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: kuwahero on March 16, 2008, 09:01 PM

diff is in the length so would be hard to tell. they are usually stamped on back though are they not.

forgive me if i'm stating the obvious

marc :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: dwain dibbly on March 16, 2008, 09:11 PM

yeah they may be stamped but i havent got them yet.
just bought them on the hope they are genuine

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: AxlFoley on March 20, 2008, 12:56 PM

I was watching these on ebay, but forgot to bid! let me know if you want to sell them,they would be ideal for me.

Thanks

MArk

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: othomas2 on March 20, 2008, 01:36 PM

I don't think they are genuine... don't look quite right.

O

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: dwain dibbly on March 20, 2008, 01:41 PM

what makes you say that owen?

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: se-bmxer on March 20, 2008, 01:52 PM

really hard to tell, i know that my white ones have the semi auto adjuster on them but that just means
there later ones. I have some Formos blue ones that look identical to those white ones but have a
formos sticker on instead of a Dia Compe one.

It'll be hit or miss on them, if the copies then just put a Dia Compe sticker on them from CBRGIL
and don't tell anyone  ;D ;D

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: Brandy Truffle on March 20, 2008, 01:52 PM

Quote from: Owen on March 20, 2008, 01:36 PM

I don't think they are genuine... don't look quite right.

O

+1


The "MX" Logo is at the wrong angle compared to real Dia Compes. Some of the copies the MX is turned clockwise slightly.


So, when caliper is strung with cable and on bike, on a real Dia Compe (and some good copies) the MX seems vertical, but on cheapo copies the MX Leans towards the right,say 1.30pm lol , you get what i mean.

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: Waxintaxin on March 20, 2008, 02:12 PM

No copies
no weimann adjuster
chrome nuts and bolts
and the shape of the quick release

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: double chevron on March 20, 2008, 02:46 PM

Would be on Brandy's side because of the wrong angled MX stamp.
But copies don't come to often with riveted QR mechanism.

When will you get them Jon? We need to know !

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: othomas2 on March 20, 2008, 04:12 PM

I would agree with the points stated above.

I looked at the mx and it seems one is more twisted than the other, and the shape of the quick release seems wrong.

Also I think I can see a thin black washer with text on it, like you see on the copies, behind the front nuts. It should have a nice wide washer at the back ?

O

Title: Re: ARE THESE MX1000/900's ???????
Post by: downhill3375 on March 20, 2008, 05:44 PM

they  look like copies to me  :-\