Putting the "S" back in Paceline

[schwa86]

I have a CDA that I had Bilenky install couplers in, but the most interesting Serotta I ever saw was in the basement of Harris cycles here outside of Boston. IMG_0974.jpg

[gbcoupe]

^Now that's cool!^

[Hilltopperny]

I have had so many over the past decade, but only ones currently in my phone are the Kirk I just passed on to somebody else and my Duetti.

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[oliver1850]

Originally Posted by makoti

Make this the silver/blue fade, and this is the bike that I drooled over. Tasty.

I don't remember silver/blue as standard on the Atlanta, what year was that?

My Atlanta is Big Boy Blue which is fine, but I wish it was the red/yellow fade which I consider to be the iconic Serotta paint scheme. On second thought I would insert "one of" into that sentence, as the fluorescent orange/pink is in the same category. 1991 nhx:

[oliver1850]

Originally Posted by fourflys

Love my two current Serottas, bought both used for a, I think decent prices (both bought within the last two years).. previously had a beautiful Concours I should have never sold..

my Fierte steel (bought for $750):


and my Coeur D' Acier that I scored for $500 with Campy 10 triple.. sorry for the not so great pic, the bike is getting upgraded with Ultegra R8000 (just can't get along with Campy10 hoods):


Love the paint on this bike, a subtle metallic that just pops in the sun:

I've never purchased a bike that compares to the deal you got on that CDA. I'd say $500 is about half the market value, probably less. Let me know if you want to part with the C10 stuff.

[oliver1850]

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

I have had so many over the past decade, but only ones currently in my phone are the Kirk I just passed on to somebody else and my Duetti.

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How do you like the Duetti? Currently being closed out, so I've been tempted. Really only holding back because it's disc and electronic shifting which I have been able to avoid up to this point.

[PaMtbRider]

I've had this Serotta Ottrott since 2010 and still love riding it. I've also had a CSI and still have a bike Dave Kirk built for me.

[makoti]

Originally Posted by oliver1850

I don't remember silver/blue as standard on the Atlanta, what year was that?

My Atlanta is Big Boy Blue which is fine, but I wish it was the red/yellow fade which I consider to be the iconic Serotta paint scheme. On second thought I would insert "one of" into that sentence, as the fluorescent orange/pink is in the same category. 1991 nhx:

It's very possible I have the model wrong. It was late 80s/early 90s

[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by oliver1850

I've never purchased a bike that compares to the deal you got on that CDA. I'd say $500 is about half the market value, probably less. Let me know if you want to part with the C10 stuff.

I like it a lot! Think it's a great riding bike and the AXS stuff works really well as do the disc brakes. It does a great job on pavement and hardpack. It has fender mounts if you want to go that route and has a very well balanced ride. Pretty versatile frameset IMHO! At the current price it's a steal!

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[rwsaunders]

Taken a few years back at my LBS waiting for its Spring tuneup.

[oliver1850]

Originally Posted by makoti

It's very possible I have the model wrong. It was late 80s/early 90s

Atlanta was introduced in 1996. The colors that year were Big Boy Blue, Red to Yellow Fade, and Spruce. There seem to be more in Blue than Red/Yellow. I don't recall seeing one in Spruce.

Perhaps the bike you are thinking of had custom paint. I don't have all of the old catalogs but didn't find blue/silver in any of the ones I have.

[oliver1850]

Originally Posted by rwsaunders

Taken a few years back at my LBS waiting for its Spring tuneup.

I wonder when that was made. A 1980s catalog is the last mention of tandems in the printed material I have seen - the large diameter down tube was present even that far back. Looks like it may have a different fork crown than the one shown in the catalog. It has side track seat stays, which I don't think they used after the mid to late 1980s.

[oliver1850]

Originally Posted by David Kirk

I'll take any excuse to show off my Serotta.

dave

Is that an original from around the time you started? I know you had some Colorado tubes recently but don't know if you built anything with them. What's the story on the bike? I'd still like to land a team bike with that paint to go with the three that have the later colors, also a Sierra Nevada bike.

What other teams do you remember supplying? I think there was a women's team that rode the onyx/magenta paint scheme but I can't remember the name of the team.

[DavoMac]

While I certainly agree that PL has moved on from the Serotta forum of years gone by, I like Dan’s ideas. Would be great to have a dedicated section to the brand, especially its history and members’ Serotta eye candy of past and present.

[cgolvin]

I absolutely loved my Ottrott, but I had to keep N constant when I got a gravel bike so I gave it to my brother. So, still "in the family" -- literally.