Locating your Bicycle Serial Number. The best chance at recovering a stolen bicycle is having a registered serial number. These numbers are used by police across the nation. Turn your bike upside down and record the number. Mathematical analysis malik arora pdf merge. If there is no serial number near the cranks, you should check other common places including the front headset or rear.
I wrote to Specialized, providing the serial number of my frame. This is the response got back: 'I am sorry the serial number will not helps us identify the year of your Specialized bike' So I'm wondering - what good is a serial number? What DOES it tell you? I'm thinking you got someone that didn't want to be bothered. If you have a name or number, try contacting them asking that they pursue your question. If you have no such info, resubmit your question. Once opened, there are usually options where a customer can add info or update the request.
IME this is unusual when dealing with Spec's customer support. I'd try again. I called yesterday and the Specialized rep indicated that the serial no tells them nothing about a frame. It is used during assembly to identify a part. So I was completely wrong thinking that it could be decoded, like an automobile VIN number.Interesting, even if they are non-decodable you'd think they'd have a database to map from serial number to model, model year, production date, factory, assembly line, etc. And possibly tie this to the original owner's registration information too. How would they track down a production fault or validate a warranty claim without that kind of information?
Interesting, even if they are non-decodable you'd think they'd have a database to map from serial number to model, model year, production date, factory, assembly line, etc. And possibly tie this to the original owner's registration information too. How would they track down a production fault or validate a warranty claim without that kind of information?That was my thought as well. As soon as I read the OP's post I looked at my warranty info - the serial # was part of the requested info, so I don't get this either.
Good follow up question to Spec, though. I wrote to Specialized, providing the serial number of my frame.
This is the response got back: 'I am sorry the serial number will not helps us identify the year of your Specialized bike' So I'm wondering - what good is a serial number? What DOES it tell you? I had (stolen 2/27/13 in Bethesda, MD From Grosvenor station, DC Metro) a 2005 Specialized Rockhopper Comp with serial P5B021782 ( aka 021782 ) - it is a 2005. I know that the second 'digit' of the s/n indicates the year (4 for 1984) for 80's and 90's specialized bikes, so yours is probably a 2004 due to the position of the '4' in your serial #.
Interesting, even if they are non-decodable you'd think they'd have a database to map from serial number to model, model year, production date, factory, assembly line, etc. And possibly tie this to the original owner's registration information too. How would they track down a production fault or validate a warranty claim without that kind of information?So Specialized work out (for example) that there was a production problem with say the first batch of 10,000 Roubaix frames from 07. So specialized are saying that they have no way to know if a 07 frame (which I assume they can tell by frame details and paint colors) is from the first batch with the problem or the remaining ten batches that do not have the fault? So for a recall (let's say the fault poses a very high risk of injury or death) they'd have to replace 110,000 frames rather than just 10,000? I work in the medical device design/manufacture industry, and I cannot believe that a bicycle manufacturer wouldn't have that information.
Maybe, maybe it's held by Specialized Quality department, and not open to everyone. But I see no reason to guard such information.
Serial numbers All bikes all have unique serial numbers. Most bicycles have their serial number engraved beneath their bottom bracket, but sometimes serial numbers are found in other places. Here are some examples of where and what to look for: • The bottom bracket (where serial numbers are typically located) is circled. • A serial number on the underside of a bottom bracket.
• Another serial number beneath the bottom bracket, aligned parallel to the frame. • Some Schwinn bicycles have the unique identifying number on their head tube (which is on the front of the bike). • A serial number located on a rear drop out.
Some BMX bikes and a few Schwinn bicycles place the serial on the rear dropout. On older Schwinns there are numbers stamped on both the drive side and non-drive side rear dropouts; the one on the non-drive side dropout is the serial number. • Some bikes have multiple serial numbers.