2015 MEC National

Bike photo
Serial
C160903131
Other serial/registration/sticker
Bike Shepherd AKA Bike Revolution AKA Kryptonite Pulse ID: 110017766, 529 Garage AKA Project 529 ID: BVQLXBY
Manufacturer
MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op)
Name
2015 MEC National
Model
National
Year
2015
Primary colors
Blue, Silver, gray or bare metal, and Blue
Frame size
M
Frame Material
Steel
Wheel diameter
700 C
Tire width
Wide tire
Drivetrain front
3
Drivetrain rear
10
Distinguishing features
❌❌❌ NOT FOR SALE. ❌❌❌ ----------------------- WHAT TO LOOK FOR: 1️⃣: Butterfly handlebars (rare!). 2️⃣: Bike registration stickers. 3️⃣: Metallic blue steel frame. 4️⃣: Wide front fender / Regular rear fender. 5️⃣: Black front rim/silver rear rim. ---------- OTHER UNIQUE FEATURES: Black front spokes vs silver rear spokes. Waterbottle cages have added black plastic buckles (slides) to wrangle extra-long straps.

Frame and fork

Headset
Colour: black. --- (FSA)
Fork
Colour: metallic dark blue paint (frame primary colour), metallic medium blue (MEC logos). Paint colours match frame. Material: cro/mo. Eyelets for fenders and low-rider. IS mount. 45mm offset, 381mm length. --- National (Medium) (MEC)

Wheels

Rim
Front Rim // Colour: black. 36 spokes. 622x19C. --- XM 319 (Mavic)
Rim
(✳️ UNIQUE detail! ✳️) Rear Rim // Colours: black with silver rim braking surface. 36 spokes. 29", 622X21. Compatible with both disc brakes and rim brakes. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- Adventurer 2 (Alex)
Hub
Front Hub // Colour: black. Disc brake, quick release. --- HB-M525A (Shimano)
Spokes
(✳️ UNIQUE detail! ✳️) Rear Spokes // Colour: silver. 36 spokes. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- (Unknown)
Spokes
Front Spokes // Colour: black. 36 spokes. 2mm 14 gauge (likely). --- Champion (likely) (DT Swiss)
Hub
Rear Hub // Colour: black. Disc brake, quick release. --- FH-M525A (Shimano)
Tire
Front+Rear Tires // Colours: black, with grey reflective band on sidewall circumference. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- Contact Plus (Continental)

Drivetrain and brakes

Brake
Front+Rear Brakes // Colour: grey. Mechanical disc brakes. --- BB7 (Avid)
Brake Rotor
Front+Rear Brake Rotors // Colour: silver. 160mm. --- G2 Clean Sweep Rotor (Avid)
Pedals
➕ Colour: black. Cheap, flat, plastic pedals. --- Moss 2014 (MEC)
Derailleur
Front Derailleur // Colours: silver, grey, black. Deore LX. --- FD-T670 (Shimano)
Cog/Cassette/Freewheel
Colour: silver. 10-Speed, 11-34T. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- CS-HG500-10 (Shimano)
Brake Lever
Front+Rear Brake Levers // Colour: black. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- BL-R550 (Shimano)
Bottom Bracket
Colour: grey. --- SM-BB52 (Shimano)
Crankset
Colours: silver, black, grey. 175 mm grey crank. 26-36-48T chain rings (26: silver, 36: silver, 48: black). No chain guard. --- FC-M590 (Shimano)
Shifter
Front+Rear Shifters // Colour: black. SLX Rapidfire Shift Levers. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- SL-M670 (Shimano)
Derailleur
Rear Derailleur // Colours: black, grey. Deore XT. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- RD-M786-SGS (Shimano)
Chain
Colour: silver. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- PC1031 (SRAM)
Brake Pad
Colour: copper. Metal sintered. --- BB7 Brake Pad (Heavy duty/sintered copper). (Avid)

Additional parts

Handlebar
(✳️ UNIQUE detail! ✳️) Colour: black. Butterfly AKA trekking AKA touring AKA European AKA multibar handlebar. 570mm x 31.8mm. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- MultiBar OS BHB-30OS (BBB)
Fender
➕ (✳️ UNIQUE detail! ✳️) Front Fender // Colour: black. Quick release tab on drivetrain side. Extra-wide fender: 29" x 65mm. --- Unknown Model (Planet Bike)
Grips/Tape
➕ Grips // Colours: natural cork, black. Material: cork, rubber. Worn, ergonomic grips. --- Wing-Grips Cork (Mounty Special)
Fender
➕ Rear Fender // Colour: black. --- Cascadia II (Planet Bike)
Grips/Tape
Tape // Colours: Black with brown abrasions. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- Performance Bar Tape (Fizik)
Seatpost Clamp
Colour: silver. Logo contains two 'UNO's, arranged vertically and horizontally, crossed through N. --- SC-100 (likely) (Kalloy)
Seatpost
Colour: black. Material: carbon fibre. --- (MEC)
Stem
Colour: black. 35 degrees x 25.4mm x 90mm. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- (MEC)
Saddle
Colour: black. (⚠️ Changed from original spec.) --- Women's Liberator X Gel (Terry)
Rack
➕ Handlebar Bag Mount Extension // Colour: black. (Part 2 of 2.) --- E165 (Ortlieb Extension for the Handlebar Mounting Set) (Ortlieb)
Rack
➕ Handlebar Bag Mount // Colour: black. (Part 1 of 2.) --- E185 (Ultimate 6 Handlebar Mounting Bracket with lock) (Ortlieb)
Bell/Noisemaker
➕ Bell // Colour: black. --- Ding Ding (Filzer)
Rack
➕ Rear Rack // Colour: black. Material: steel. Scratched-up red reflective tape on rear stays. --- Logo Evo (Tubus)
Rack
➕ Front Rack // Colour: black. Material: steel. Scratched-up reflective tape on arch. Previous generation rack, lacking modern headlight accessory hole at top of arch. Not Tubus Tara Titan or Tubus Tara Edelstahl. --- Tara (Tubus)
Bike Id/Registration Sticker
➕ (✳️ UNIQUE detail! ✳️) 529 Garage Shield ID Sticker // Shield ID: BVQLXBY. Colours: black, yellow. Located on seat tube. Code leads to bike description and owner contact information via Project529.com. Synonyms: Garage 529, Project 529. --- Shield ID Sticker (529 Garage)
Bike Id/Registration Sticker
➕ (✳️ UNIQUE detail! ✳️) Bike Revolution AKA Kryptonite AKA Bike Shepherd Pulse ID Sticker // Pulse ID: 110017766. Colours: white, black, red. Stickers located on top tube, seat tube, and underside of down tube. --- Pulse ID Sticker (Bike Revolution AKA Kryptonite AKA Bike Shepherd)
Stem Riser
➕ Stem Riser // Colour: black. --- (Delta)
Computer
➕ Colour: black. --- M4 wired (VDO)
Cable Stopper
Cable Stopper // Colours: silver, grey. --- Dura-Ace SM-ST74 (Shimano)
Headset Spacer
➕ Headset spacers // Colour: black. 3 @ 1-1/8" x10mm. --- (FSA)
Water Bottle Cage
➕ Two Water Bottle Cages // Colour: brown. Material: aluminum. One cage on down tube, and one on seat tube. (✳️ UNIQUE detail! ✳️): Cages have added black plastic slides (MagDeal 3-bar Rectangular Buckles Slide Tool Tri Glide Buckling Webbing Straps 20mm) to wrangle extra-long straps. --- Outpost Cargo (Blackburn)
Frame
(✳️ UNIQUE detail! ✳️) Frame // Colours: metallic dark blue paint (frame primary colour), metallic grey (design elements), metallic medium blue (accents). Reynolds 520 double-butted steel. ✳️: Serial number C160903131 located on bottom bracket. ✳️: MEC stickers on underside of down tube. --- National (Medium) 2015 (MEC)