Is this a nice f300 and what year do you think?

[LucyV]

Saw this in classifieds. £150 so a bit pricey. (edit: possibly 1997)
I thought the forks don't look original... any comments on the bike in general? I'd use it as a commuter/occasional gravel.

I like a large frame and the yellow is pretty, so I'm on the fence.

Lucy

 

[rickpaulos]

The 97 catalog specs reads Rock Shox Quadra 5 black fork. I can't make out the decal well enough to tell what the fork is but is sure doesn't look like a Rock Shox. I see there are some spacers under the frame, perhaps to change head angle or overall height or they just didn't know how to install a fork. That looks strange and i can't imagine a manufacturer sending a bike out like that. And a silver spacer at the top? Might just need some respacing which is easy to do. Rear brake stop for cantis but it has v-brakes now. Smooth tread tires, good for commuting, lousy for loose gravel. Pretty clean looking. IMO, not a bad price for what you want.

You listed the price in pounds. Is the bike in England? Shipping would be quite high.

No photo of this model in the catalog?

 

[LucyV]

Hi - thank you for the educated eye. I did find it - a mango f300, in the 1997 Euro catalog. I live near this bike so hopefully I can have look this weekend. I’m in the UK now. Prob didn’t update my profile.

 

[purpurite]

I can't make out the decal well enough to tell what the fork is but is sure doesn't look like a Rock Shox.

Looks exactly like a Rock Shox Quadra.