1986 Redline Mountain Bike
Not much is known about this bike other than it
is considered exceptionally rare.
After an extensive amount of research on this
bike, I met a former employee of Redline who in 1986
worked a tradeshow booth for Redline at a Las Vegas
convention. They told me this model was at the
tradeshow in Las Vegas, but it disappeared soon
after and was never herd of again. This bike may
have been unofficially released as a market test
sample and was soon discontinued.
I purchased this bike from an individual who
purchased several abandoned storage lockers in
Southern Nevada.
The Component group is Suntour. The frame is cold
rolled straight gauge steel and it weighed between
36+/- pounds. It rides like a tank and it handles
exceptionally poor off road. This bike is more of a
novelty than functional mountain bike.
The most unique feature of the bike was the BMX
style reinforcement welded on the bottom of the down
tube and head tube.
    
(What makes this bike unique.)
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Specifications
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Manufacture: |
Redline |
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Model: |
Unknown |
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Production
Year |
1986 |
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Made in: |
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Original MSRP: |
$ |
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Material Type: |
steel |
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Tubing: |
Straight gauge |
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Welding Type: |
TIG |
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Color: |
Lawnmower Red |
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Decal Type: |
Sticker |
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Size of Frame: |
17-inch |
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Frame Weight: |
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Fork Weight: |
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Assembled
Weight: |
36+/- pounds |
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Dropouts: |
Horizontal |
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Bottle Mounts: |
2 qty |
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Touring
Mounts: |
No |
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Serial Number: |
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Component
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OEM
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Description
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Brake Levers: |
Yes |
Dia-Compe
234 |
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Front Brakes: |
Yes |
Suntour XC
Power Roller Cam Cunningham Design |
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Rear Brakes: |
Yes |
Suntour XC
Power Roller Cam Cunningham Design |
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Front
Derailleur: |
Yes |
Suntour XC
Sport |
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Rear
Derailleur: |
Yes |
Suntour XC
Sport |
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Shifters: |
Yes |
Suntour XC
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Cranks: |
No |
Unknown,
175mm, triple, 110/94, BCD 5-hole,
tapered |
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Chainrings: |
No |
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Bottom
Bracket: |
Yes |
Tange ball
bear - not sealed |
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Pedals: |
No |
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Rims: |
No |
UKAI, 26x175,
36-hole |
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Hub-Front: |
No |
SR Sealed
Cartridge Bearing |
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Hub-Rear: |
No |
SR
Sealed Cartridge Bearing |
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Cassette: |
No |
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Chain: |
No |
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Spokes |
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Galvanized
steel |
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Headset: |
Yes |
Chrome,
sealed, 1-inch |
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Forks: |
Yes |
Steel |
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Handle Bars: |
Yes |
Ritchey Force
Nitto |
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Neck: |
Yes |
Ritchey Force
Nitto, 1-inch |
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Seat: |
No |
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Seat Post: |
Yes |
Steel BMX
style |
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Seat Post
Bolt: |
Yes |
Bridgestone
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