Help identifying a vintage Diamondback full suspension MTB

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Can anyone help me with identifying a vintage Diamondback full suspension MTB? I know there are a ton of similar requests, but I need parts and I am stuck without the correct model/year of this Diamondback frame.

Regards and thanks for any help offered

Peter

You generally don’t need to know the year and model to get parts. What are you trying to fix? — Andrew, Sep 02 '19 at 23:21
As far as part for repair - looking at the front forks and overall state of the bike it will probably be uneconomical to do more than get it rideable. At a minimum it needs front brakes. — mattnz, Sep 03 '19 at 01:14
Possibly i'm being a bit of a bike snob, but i'd say every $/£/€ spent restoring this bike is a waste. I can't think of any type of riding it is suitable for. You'd get a much more capable bike by spending the restoration budget on an entry level modern bike from a reputable manufacturer — Andy P, Sep 03 '19 at 11:47
Possible duplicate of Why shouldn't I care what model/make/year my bicycle is? — David Richerby, Sep 03 '19 at 18:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 03 '19 at 22:20

Looks like a late 90s BSO.

I also notice the boots/stanchions from the forks have rotted and dropped off. And that you're missing the front brakes completely.

Not only that, the front rim is completely missing a rotor and doesn't even appear to have a rotor mount. I suspect the front wheel was replaced at some point. As such, this bike is not safe to ride.

The suspension is a spring with a damper on the inside. The damper will be purely cosmetic and any damping capability will have long since vanished. I found that a 60 kilo teenage rider could over-compress the rear suspension making the whole bike extremely saggy to ride.

That frame shares a lot with this late 90s Raleigh RFX

UPSHOT If you have a disk front wheel, rotor, and spare working front caliper/lever already, it looks like a straight forward tune up. If you have to buy any more than cleaner and lube then think twice. Unless its sentimental in which case its your decision.

Help identifying a vintage Diamondback full suspension MTB

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