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Jack -- I think you are correct with you decoding of this serial number. I can only assume that the Meivici's also used the "C" in the serial number if it was a custom.
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OK, thanks Keith
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decoding my serial number
This has been very helpful - I have a Davis Phinney from the early 90s, serial number SD562291. It has a custom paint and stickers (Morgul Bismark team) from the factory, so it doesn't have the Davis Phinney sticker on it. Now I got to try to figure out the original year. I might have the original receipt buried somewhere, but curious if it can be deduced by the serial.
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cornelldewitt -- Unfortunately, the serial number won't give you a specific year the frame was built. They include the build sequence in the serial number and therefore the year of manufacture can often be determined by comparing with the serial numbers from other frames.
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I raced for the Morgul Bismark team back then so I got the team paint and was very close to the shop (Timm Peddie and Tyler Hamilton were also part of the crew). I knew they closed the shop (after I left Boulder), but was not aware they sold the name to a bike manufacturer. The bike is now a bit of a franken-bike that has literally been sitting in a barn for 18 years, so I'm embarking on figuring it all out. Will probably be posting many more weird questions to other forums! (Who knew Ventana made carbon road forks?!) I'm new at this, so apologies if I'm not very good at it. |
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just bought a legend ti from another forumite...he says numbers are
Ti 58 2941 of course 58 is size, but any help on the 2941?? |
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Look at the first post on this discussion thread for an explanation.
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I think that '91 is the correct date - the date in the serial sounded really familiar. Couldn't bring myself to dig that deep into my file cabinet this weekend (got a new whip!), but I'm 75% certain I've still got the original receipt. I raced off-road for Morgul Bismark for a couple of years - still have my custom T-max. I don't have any Arraya rims - as I kept racing for different teams, I kept getting new stuff, and then at the end of each season, I'd keep my favorite parts and put them on my T-max. So it's pretty pimped out with the craziest stuff from early to mid-90s off-road. Halson inverted forks with a Campy high-flange track hub anyone?! Raceface cranks. Gripshift! I got the Phinney to train on - I have a really long torso and I like aggressive bikes, so getting a Phinney was as much for fit as anything. Then I put a mish-mash of components on it. Ventana carbon forks (prototypes), Campy shifting, Mavic starfish cranks. I don't remember what the rest of the roadies raced on, because all of them had the custom paint which eliminated the model name. Probably Colorado II. LT was a brand of helmets. The worst fitting helmets ever. I still have a purple one somewhere! Probably should toss it, as it is so old it would probably evaporate in a cloud of dust as soon as it impacted anything. |
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Interesting that they let you spec the bikes as you wished. Were all the team bikes painted the same? I'd be interested in seeing one. I have a Nova Special that I need to get painted anyway.
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I'll take some pics of the bikes and post them in the appropriate forums this weekend. |
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1991 Davis Phinney posted
Ok - here's the pics: http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=186292
Don't know if this will work this way, and apologies if I'm doing something wrong. Noob. |
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