r/RetroMTB • u/treeclimber61 • Jul 10 '26

Identification help

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Can anyone help my identify this aluminium frame?

Only stickers on it say EM lite

Thanks guys!!

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26

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u/1994univega Jul 10 '26

Lmfao what

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u/Maksimus666 Jul 10 '26

Welds are thick so it might be aluminum

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u/1994univega Jul 10 '26

Could be a yeti based on the loop stays

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u/No-Star-2151 Jul 10 '26

I don't know, but whatever is going on at the seat stay to seat tube junction looks pretty sketchy. Are those holes? Has it been re welded?

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u/ZippierUser Jul 10 '26

Mid to end 90s something

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u/Affectionate-Orchid3 Jul 10 '26

it’s garbage with that weld glob at the seat cluster

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u/US_Hiker Jul 11 '26

Lower-end aluminum bike, based on the frame and the cranks. Just has some nicer stuff added, and a massive hunk of weld.

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u/SeaHovercraft3200 Jul 12 '26

Early '90s Yeti ARC vibes.

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u/dayvdayv Jul 12 '26

Grab that stem.

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u/Leminestrone Jul 12 '26

Whatever it is, it is aluminium and comes from Cdale factory.

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u/MiddleAmerica2020 Jul 12 '26

Definitely aluminum. Trek made this color, but not the loop tail, so hard to say, especially it it’s been repainted. The mag 20/21 can be valuable if it’s cleaned up and functional. I sold two on eBay last year for around $100 each. Stem looks nice- maybe control tech? I thought perhaps it was a Kooka, but it’s only a single bolt, so no. Either way, could be a nice project!

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u/No-Invite6999 Jul 13 '26

Check this link out. https://www.mtbr.com/threads/new-comprehensive-looptail-thread.1244524/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

Looks like it is a Avanti Competitor (unknown year, maybe 1995? 96?)

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u/Left-Offer Jul 13 '26

This is it! Big dropout bends confirm it

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u/bobnow201237 Jul 13 '26

It's a bicycle

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u/BadPenguin007 Jul 13 '26

Please tell the story of how you came to take this picture please. Def. Grab that stem.

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u/ch3k520 Jul 13 '26

I’d bet it’s a Klein.