Serotta & Jamis in the early '90's?

[Der_Kruscher]

I was poking around on the web looking up reviews for the '09 Jamis Eclipse and stumbled across this older Jamis Dakar MTB on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Jamis-Dakar-Rigid-Frame-Fork_W0QQitemZ300325354848QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycli ng_Parts_Accessories?hash=item45ecc93d60&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

The seller (whom I don't know) notes that these were made by Serotta and shows a pic of the chainstay which sports a Serotta logo. I thought this was an interesting bit of Serotta history and maybe even a good deal for a Serotta fan.

[csm]

dunno about the serotta connection but I worked in a shop that sold Jamis. I always liked them. to me they were similar to Bridgestone.

[David Kirk]

We did indeed make those. I don't recall exactly when but I remember them.

We also made some full suspension bikes for Girvin. They really sucked.

dave

[TC Johnson]

Mr. Kirk,

Was the Dakar the only steel frame Serotta built for Jamis? I have a steel Dakota hardtail, but I suspect it was Taiwan-built.

Just asking.

TC