krist420":271bpi1c said:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271035676353?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&autorefresh=true
krist420":1xdi8bx9 said:98 elite max backbone.
his is a max backbone, it has the sticker and the square tubingS-M":2njd76vc said:krist420":2njd76vc said:98 elite max backbone.
Its not a MAX backbone mate, just a normal elite.
Max has extra reinforcement around the head tube area and the beefy chainstays.
Hence why yours does not have the extra welding around the head tube and the chainstays that look different (the ones you always see snapping in pictures!)
Look at the photo of the one i bought via the ebay auction at the beginning of the thread, you can see the extra reinforcement around the head tube.
its the square tubing that makes it a max backboneS-M":33oesgq0 said:Hmm, some fella on another forum told me that its not a proper MAX unless it has the extra metal welded on around the headtube, i will try to find a link.
I cant zoom into his picture to read the sticker.
Some of the GC bikes had very similar decals but they read something else on the sticker.