Thorn Serials (forked from Raven Tour face lift)

[mickeg]

I think the answer is that everyone should put their bike info into one of the registries out there.

I listed a couple in my previous post, as far as I know bikeregister.com is UK specific and I do not know if bikeindex.org that I use is specific to USA, or if that has broader coverage.

And some day I need to get around to putting photos of my bikes on the registry that I use, I have not done that yet.

[PH]

The BB shell on Thorn bikes is SS, if you were so inclined there's no harm in stripping the paint from the numbers, or engraving them alongside.  There's talk about re-establishing them, but they haven't gone anywhere, they've just filled with paint. For the same reason powder coat will spoil the look of a frame with fancy lugs. I'd assume Thorn's frame builders used the same stamps for their DuPont painted frames and they are much easier to read.

[Danneaux]

A thoughtful member PM'd me after reading about privacy concerns tangentially related to the frame registry discussion:

If privacy is a concern, it is best to turn off location sharing/geotagging on uploaded photos or use an EXIF location stripper before posting online.

Good suggestion! Something I use care with myself, but neglected to mention for others.

Best, Dan.