. What are those numbers on my bike frame?
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4Are you asking us to read them? I get 65611215 – Criggie Jul 12 '19 at 23:56
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see the answers to this question – Swifty Jul 13 '19 at 06:41
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The numbers that are often punched into steel and aluminium frames below the bottom bracket are a serial or identifying number. You may have a look at Wikipedia for an explanation what a serial number is.
If you know the make and model of your bike the number may help to identify your bike after it was stolen and recovered. For example: "This 1996 Giant TCR is my bike and not just any of thousands of Giant TCRs because it has the very frame number I provided to police when reporting the theft." It is therefore prudent to note the number.
With the exception of rare hand-built frames it has no other use.
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