Hopefully you can find the serial number on the bicycle you're looking at - email if you're having trouble. 2When adding a bike to the Index, it's best to enter all the groups of numbers and letters separated by spaces.

On older Schwinns there are numbers stamped on both the drive side and non-drive side rear dropouts the one on the non-drive side dropout is the serial number. Some BMX bikes and a few Schwinn bicycles place the serial on the rear dropout. Some Schwinn bicycles also have the unique identifying number (their serial number) on the head tube.Ī serial number located on a rear dropout. Rad Power bikes have their serial number on the head tube. The bottom bracket (where serial numbers are typically located) is circled.Ī serial number on the underside of a bottom bracket.Īnother serial number beneath the bottom bracket, aligned parallel to the frame. Here are some examples of where and what to look for: Most bicycles have their serial number engraved beneath their bottom bracket, but sometimes serial numbers are found in other places. For example, a Brompton uses YYMMXXX as their serial code, so a Brompton with a serial number of was manufactured in 2013.06 or June 2013.Īll bikes 1all have unique serial numbers.

Some manufacturers use a date-code as part of the serial number. Bicycles (except children's bicycles) are almost always required to have a frame or serial number.

Built in Handsworth, Birmingham, she was made in the same city that. Although a Raleigh product, Audrey is a thoroughbred Hercules.

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