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Not really sure what I have here. Any help identifying would be appreciated.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201567041723?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Based on top tube cable routing and no rear canti cable stop, it looks like it’s either a ’98 Factory XT or ’99 Factory XT or XTR painted to look like a 2001 Schwinn.
EDIT: also because it’s external headset and the forged dropouts and chainstay yoke are typical of these years.
Go [url=http://bonustomato.com/Homegrown_models]here[/url], and click on Yeti to see them.
Good news is that it’s a Yeti frame. Unfortunate that it was painted though.
What do you think about the possibility that this wasn’t repainted, but rather, an unused old frame painted up in a newer scheme? When this frame was given to me I was told be the previous owner that it was originally a team bike.
Anything is possible, especially with the way some of the things were going back then. Seems odd that it would have been a 2+ year old frame though. I’ll see if I can get any more info on it.
My best source left in ’99 so didn’t have any added info; just that it did seem almost certain to be a Yeti painted like a 2001 Fastback, for whatever reason. Sorry I don’t have anything better for you.
Okay, so latest update via a team rider from that era…confirmed it is a team frame, though possibly not Yeti. Waiting on more info on that front but check out a shot of a team bike from 1999 (sorry, best I could find): [img]http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb4454604/p4pb4454604.jpg[/img]
Same paint scheme. Not sure how I missed that.I can’t add much to all that John has contributed but I can tell you that that is an original V1 Octalink (version 1 not version 2) M952 XTR bottom bracket. As a team frame it would seem logical that that frame would have had a XTR group unless the racer preferred something else specific to taste. Cool bike, good luck with the relisting!
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