Originally Posted by
Poguemahone
I believe mine is from 1984. It is the same bike, down to the "serotta" across the rear brake bridge. I can't spot too many differences, even our decals look the same.
What's your serial number?
Originally Posted by
Poguemahone
Although I haven't done much research, I think the bike was a fairly basic model. What's left of the tubing sticker is a plain ol' columbus one; neither SL or SP or any other designation. Just Columbus.
Yours is the closest match I've found to the one I have. A couple other (unrepainted) examples I've seen on the Serotta forum also have generic Columbus decals. Does it have tangs on the inside of the fork tubes below crown (with card suit cutouts)? Based on the weight of my frame (3.25 kg for bare frame and fork with only pressed-in races attached), I have to guess it's largely SP. Is yours a 62, or 63, CtT?
Originally Posted by
Poguemahone
The research I have done almost all involves riding it-- it is a wonderful rider, my second favorite bike to ride ever. As you can see from the road grime in the second photo...
This is reassuring -- I'm hoping that the ride is worth the extra poundage! The first favorite being your Eisentraut?
Originally Posted by
lotek
I have a steel Serotta, serial number 90415 which was a 1989 model (confirmed by Serotta).
so I'm not sure if the 1st two digits of the serial number are actually the year.
I read on the Serotta forum (speculation) that the serial number is
YMM followed by
#th frame of that month. Doesn't work for my frame, which is 83313. Based on portacatena dropout, over-the-BB cable routing, and that I haven't seen any later 80s Serottas with the machined Cinelli brake bridge, I'd say it can't be 1988. Maybe that serial sequence works for later bikes, though.
One thing that's odd is that the Campy Record crank arms and SR RD have date codes of 80, 81 and 82 -- but it's hard to believe that it's a 78 frame. Based on the mix of stuff the bike was outfitted with, and condition of headset and BB, I think that the frame was ridden
a lot by a larger person (130 mm stem, 172.5 mm crank arms). Still, no apparent structural damage.