Prototype serotta mountain bike

Hilltopperny · #1 01-10-2016, 03:17 PM

I just picked up a serotta mountain bike from out in saratoga. The owner claimed that it was built for her mother in law by Ben himself. It doesn't have any stickers or serial number. Does anyone know any info on this bike? It's got early to mid nineties xt on it? Some crazy shaping on the tubes and details. Trying to post pics but can't

bicycletricycle · #2 01-10-2016, 03:26 PM

Fail

Cicli · #3 01-10-2016, 03:28 PM

Nice bike.

velotrack · #4 01-10-2016, 03:33 PM

Hm. Are you uploading to a site like Flickr, or attachments?

Hilltopperny · #5 01-10-2016, 03:37 PM

Got some to upload!

Black Dog · #6 01-10-2016, 03:42 PM

Are the seat tube and down tube swagged?

Hilltopperny · #7 01-10-2016, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Dog

Are the seat tube and down tube swagged?

I believe they all are. The top tube included

velotrack · #8 01-10-2016, 03:58 PM

Two serottas in the rear and a cool dog means you're doing something right.

Hilltopperny · #9 01-10-2016, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by velotrack

Two serottas in the rear and a cool dog means you're doing something right.

Thanks

VTCaraco · #10 01-10-2016, 04:20 PM

I was in touch with that seller, too. He said that he had a buyer coming. Glad it seemed to work out.

I knew the folks from Serotta a bit at that time and bought one of their T-Max bikes in late 1992. I also coaxed my brother to buy the same generation, +/- a few years, Colorado ATX. Pictures bear very little, if any, resemblance to either of those models, but I also remember a fair bit of experimentation in that time (and perhaps at ALL times with the builders there).

Seems like a cool ride no matter the details. I'd also guess that Dave Kirk could give a little more insight if he bumps into this thread. Other builders from that era are out and about, but I think that Dave is the most active on here.

Hilltopperny · #11 01-10-2016, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by VTCaraco

I was in touch with that seller, too. He said that he had a buyer coming. Glad it seemed to work out.

I knew the folks from Serotta a bit at that time and bought one of their T-Max bikes in late 1992. I also coaxed my brother to buy the same generation, +/- a few years, Colorado ATX. Pictures bear very little, if any, resemblance to either of those models, but I also remember a fair bit of experimentation in that time (and perhaps at ALL times with the builders there).

Seems like a cool ride no matter the details. I'd also guess that Dave Kirk could give a little more insight if he bumps into this thread. Other builders from that era are out and about, but I think that Dave is the most active on here.

Yes it's definitely a unique bike and it was a great deal. I am going to clean it up a bit. Hopefully he does bump into it and can shed some light on this bike.

peanutgallery · #12 01-10-2016, 05:11 PM

loving the photo bomb by the dog

with that crank and brakes, its a 93 or older

Hilltopperny · #13 01-10-2016, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by peanutgallery

loving the photo bomb by the dog

with that crank and brakes, its a 93 or older

Yes he had too sniff the new bike to see if it was ok. I was thinking early 90's by the looks of everything. It's a 7 speed cassette if that helps in dating it. It's certainly a cool frame. I have a few serotta road bikes but this is my first serotta mountain bike and a unique one at that.

AngryScientist · #14 01-10-2016, 05:36 PM

very interesting frame!

can you take a picture of the bottom bracket? i'd be interested to know the serial number. we have a collection of them here:

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=99078

along with various catalogs which you might want to thumb through to see if anything pops out. i would like to add your serial number to the database we have started.

what kind of fork is that on it?

Hilltopperny · #15 01-10-2016, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryScientist

very interesting frame!

can you take a picture of the bottom bracket? i'd be interested to know the serial number. we have a collection of them here:

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=99078

along with various catalogs which you might want to thumb through to see if anything pops out. i would like to add your serial number to the database we have started.

what kind of fork is that on it?

There is no serial number at all on the bottom bracket. I was told that the mother in law competed in the olympics and was local to saratoga. I didn't get the name. It was only a mile or so up the road from Bens dads old hardware store. I have the 94 and 96 catalogs but this frame is definitely different than the ATX and max frames. The fork is a manitou sport.