Originally Posted by
fleslider
Looks like you may be onto something, Badging and Paint point to a 1983 ish model, also the interesting thing, according to the 1984 catalog the brakes on the Elite GT is a std caliper brake. but this one and the ebay link is a cantilever frame with the cantilever bosses.
the 84 had 27" tires so 700c will be shorter. so you will need to take that into account for the brakes.
Good luck and keep us posted on this guy..
Catalog shows the Elite GT equipped with cantilevers.
It wouldn't be uncommon for a frame to be brazed and serialized months before being complete, especially if a manufacture were getting ready to release a new model.
My '84 Elite GT also has the bronze "C" headbadge.
It also carries the seperate U and R graphic, and the serial has 3 for the second digit.
Paint however is the classic '84 blue/silver.
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