![]() (Made in Taiwan)ġ985 800 P - 4130 Proline frame and fork. 1 piece cranks.Īvailable in Hazard Yellow, White or Chrome. Econo stem.Īvailable in all Hazard Yellow (not partial Chrome like the 600 C) or Chrome.ġ985 600 C - 4130 Front was painted or chrome, rear was chrome. Bike has 1 piece Sugino 175 cranks.ġ985 500 B - Tri Moly. 101A Tapered forks.Īvailable in White or Chrome only. Mostly black with some grey and red Redline written several times.ġ984 700 P - 4130 Proline frame, same frame that the Carerra comes with. Black with some grey background down tube decal with red Redline. #Linn serial number age series(Made in Taiwan)ġ984 600 B - 4130 ST-20 (MX-III? ST as in Series Three as in MX-II?) 104A forks (A as in all weld instead of the three spot?).Īvailable in White or Chrome only. Red to Yellow fade decals.Īvailable in White or Chrome only. ![]() Your choice of black or blue parts.ġ984 500 A - 4130 Series III frame set (MX-III). Wheelbase was around 36" BB height was 10 3/4".ġ983 700 - 4130 came complete with Sugino Maxi-cross cranks and Redline stem and Vbars.ġ983 600a - 4130 came complete with Sugino 1pc or Sugino GT 3 piece cranks, Mild steel Kusuki Vbar and Sugino alloy and 4130 stem.īoth available in Chrome only. TT and DT outside diameter was 1 1/4." Forks 1". It came as a complete bike Models 700 and 600a and Frame set.įirst year the complete bikes had the model (600a etc) on the frameset. Linn Kastan stated in 1983 Redline debuted its first real MX-III. Till then all MX 3 series used a MX2 frame according to an interview by Len Weed from BMX Action Dec. Was the first year of the Redline MX-III. '83 versions of the MX-III bikes were set to arrive in showrooms, October 1982. Series-III have larger then normal drilled out holes on the BB (4 holes) and HT (2 holes), which are covered up by the main tubes. Series-III weighs 4 lbs 1 ounce (Dont forget to weigh clean with no headset or BB cups in.) MX-III, 10 3/4" Remember wear and tear on the tires and tire design will affect the BB height slighty. Bottom Bracket height (center of BB to ground) MX-II, 11 3/8". #Linn serial number age how toHere is how to tell if you have a MX-II or Series-III based frame. ![]() Late 1982 the first Series-III based bikes rolled out the 600a and 700. The first MX-III frames confused people so Redline also called them Series 3, ST (as in ST-20), Series Three etc. 4130 1 piece cranks.īoth available in Chrome, Red, White, Blue or Black.Įarly MX-III were the designation for complete MX-IIs from Japan. ![]() Everything else same for 600.Ĩ1/82 600 Now using a first generation MX-III frame which is really a MX-II. The new blocky RL logo is on the seat mast sides and headtube.Ĩ1/82 PL-20 Carrera uses a Proline frame, flight cranks and still using Vbars.Īvailable only in Chrome at first with red or blue parts packages.Ĩ1/82 700 Now using a first generation MX-III frame which is really a MX-II. As in the earlier years no decal identifying the bikes as 600 or 700 etc is on the bike yet. They feature the long huge Redline logo in red with white or black trim. Since the advertisemnt had to be shot and submitted before print deadline it probably means the bikes were out at the end of summer 81. Chrome would come to the lineup in spring 1981. Sugino Maxy-Cross alloy cranks, Suntour seat clamp and hubs, National skinwalls and KKT alloy pedals.ġ981 600 MX-II 4130 frame and down tube decals, same as 700 but came with Sugino 4130 1 piece cranks and KKT steel pedals.Īll three came in only Blue, Red, black and white. Only difference from the 700 is the 1 pieceġ981 520 MX-II 4130 frame and down tube decals, Vbars but cheapo slant stem and Coaster brake Tuff Wheels.Īll three came in your choice of Red, White or Blue.ġ981 700 MX-II 4130 frame and down tube decals, Vbars and Redline stem. ![]() Used the Squareback front end and the now familiar MX-II rear end on early models.ġ981 700 MX-II 4130 frame and down tube decals, Vbars and Redline stem, Suntour VX alloy 3 piece cranks.ġ981 600 MX-II 4130 frame and down tube decals, Vbars and Redline stem. A low number bike would be early 1974.īy the 500-600 range somewhere begin the 1975's.ġ9 MX-II - 4130 frame and fork. Redline Squareback First production bike was serial number 100. ![]()
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