Indeed, I must.
I'm curious about serial numbers in this period. Brian, I went back through our old threads, but don't see an actual serial # on your touring frame.
This one is T58015R. The seller was the original owner and said that was the date. I asked if it might be frame
#15 of that month, but he insisted it was the date Tom finished the frame (prior to the painting). He said that Tom's shop wasn't that busy (his words) and that he didn't think he was making more than a bike or 3 per week, at most. (Again, his words.)
This new page (discussed in its own thread here in C&V) has another:
http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/19...chey-road.html
The Old Mountain Bike site has a mis-identified bike: T2802R, as a 199x Road. Eric, site master, thinks this re-dating to 1980 would be correct.
But, this style of serial number seems to have been a very short window. Anyone else have examples to share?