The 1996 Diamond Back Reactor features a new DB race geometry, 7005 heat-treated aluminum frame with oversized tubes, snake stays, cube stays and cantilever brake bosses. New DB oversize CR-MO fork with aero blades, 1 1/8" steer tube. Ahead style stem. DiaCompe VC-1 cantilevers with 2-finger lever. Weinmann 4019 polished alloy 20x1.75 rims, anodized parallax type hubs with 14g stainless spokes. Original Tioga Comp III skinwall tires.
Heat Treated Alloy Frame
1pc CR-MO Cranks
Weinmann Alloy Rims
To use the BMX SerialFinder start typing the whole serial into the search bar at the top of the page, or use the Advanced Search page. Based on your entry, a filtered list of possible bikes that match your serial year and month will appear.
Diamond Back BMX serial numbers.
The first character H is the factory code.
After the above factory code, the next character is year of production. 5 = 1995, 6 = 1996. Production would have most likely started around May 1995 through to April 1996.
After the year is month of production. A = January, B = Febuary, C = March, D = April, E = May, F = June, G = July, H= August, I = September, J = October, K = November, L = December
Example: H5H00000
Made in Taiwan.
As a general rule, bikes made in Taiwan had around a 8 - 9 month production lead timeline before they were delivered and sold in bike shops around the world. Generally around May of each year, factories would switch production to making models for the following year.
