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thomas1
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posted 6/10/2011
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Hi, just wanted to know if anyone can help me read manufacturers code date, on my Giant, Nutra
The code I found under bike is GY035065?
Any help or info would be greatly appreciated.
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posted 6/10/2011
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This is the Serial Number, right?
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posted 6/10/2011
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Serial numbers are used for registering and identifying bicycles... in case of theft / damage.
thomas1
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posted 6/10/2011
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It is the number imprinted under crank.
thomas1
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posted 6/10/2011
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I was hopeful that would be the manufacturers date.
CircaRigel
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posted 6/10/2011
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Most S/N's are printed at that location, under the bottom bracket.
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posted 6/10/2011
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I was hopeful that would be the manufacturers date.
-- posted by thomas1

Some manufacturers encode information into the serial number, but some just use sequential numbers. You can find information on the web in some cases, especially for collectible bikes, old Treks and Raleighs, for instance. I didn't find anything on Giants in a very quick search, but someone somewhere may have dug up or decoded the information. In some cases, you can get year of manufacture, frame size, and/or various other info from the serial number.
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posted 6/11/2011
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Suggestion: Write to the manufacturer's service area or customer serivce department. More often than not they'll be helpful telling you what the code means, ifit means anything at all.
I've bought a couple of used bikes and my recumbent manufacturing company was quick to let me know the model year based on thier serial coding.
Do write down your registration # and if you can keep a copy of your original receipt. That helped me with an insurance claim when my bike was stolen.
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posted 6/11/2011
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On Blue the serial number (FU0607XXXX) includes the model (FU for Fusion) and the month and year of manufacture (0607 for June 2007), as well as the serial for that model. Blue was sold as a 2008 model but built in the Summer of 2007.
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posted 6/11/2011
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Thanks, I'll try Giant web site.
Appreciate the info very much.
Thomas1
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posted 6/11/2011
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Thanks, I'll try Giant web site.
Appreciate the info very much.
Thomas1
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