The 1998 Diamond Back Reactor Team BMX features a lightweight 7005 aluminium frame with oversized tubing, a double-butted down tube, double-thick dropouts, and gussets at the head tube and chainstays for added strength, paired with a full chromoly fork using a 1-1/8” threadless steerer and 1-1/4” blades. It comes fitted with 4-piece chromoly handlebars offering an 8-1/2” rise in chrome, held by a forged alloy A-head stem. Braking is handled by Shimano DX V-brakes with matching lever, while the drivetrain uses a DB three-piece chromoly 180mm crank with a precision sealed-bearing bottom bracket and a DB alloy 44-tooth chainwheel in chrome, matched to DB alloy platform pedals with chromoly 9/16” axles and replaceable screw-type pins. The wheelset consists of Alex alloy double-wall 36-hole rims, DB Slasher alloy hubs, and stainless spokes, wrapped in Tioga Comp III tyres (20x2.125” front, 20x1.75” rear). Comfort comes via a DB padded seat with chromoly 8mm rails and an alloy micro-adjust seatpost (27.0mm). The bike was finished in ball-burnished with a chrome fork.
Alloy Framee
3pc CR-MO Cranks
Alex DW 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. 7 = 1997, 8 = 1998. Production would have most likely started around May 1997 through to April 1998.
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: H7H00000
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.
