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If it is definitely cantis I can think of two possibilities:
* They switched from ubrakes to cantis for some models during 1992 - would make sense if they were changing factories
* They started building 1993 Outpost frames at Hodaka in January 1992. That seems premature, but could be because of the factory move - time to scale up.
I think in 1993 the Talera went to vertical dropouts, so my best guess is a mid-year 1992 Outpost or a very early made 1993. The only way to ID further is probably finding traces of the original paint, which might only be in the bottom bracket shell. A quick Google search hasn't led me to any cantilever equipped '92 Outposts, so maybe they did start the '93s early or I'm misinterpreting the serial.
* They switched from ubrakes to cantis for some models during 1992 - would make sense if they were changing factories
* They started building 1993 Outpost frames at Hodaka in January 1992. That seems premature, but could be because of the factory move - time to scale up.
I think in 1993 the Talera went to vertical dropouts, so my best guess is a mid-year 1992 Outpost or a very early made 1993. The only way to ID further is probably finding traces of the original paint, which might only be in the bottom bracket shell. A quick Google search hasn't led me to any cantilever equipped '92 Outposts, so maybe they did start the '93s early or I'm misinterpreting the serial.