Serial # question

[migeorgeco]

I picked up a Homegrown off craigslist and want to know if the serial # provides any info regarding year ect.  The # is located on the dropout and reads HS6301.  The BB shell is blank. 

[ziggyMSU]

Do you have a picture of the frame?  what color and what year?

[migeorgeco]

From what I could gather from the Schwinn catalogs on this site, I figure it is a 96 or 97.  The frame (according to the seller) was part of a liquidation Yeti/Schwinn did when one or the other was sold or went out of business.  Frames were sold in various stages of completion.  This frame lacks stickers/decals and is not clearcoated.  I was just courious if the serial # coiuld gleen any additional information.

[bikeric]

I would like to put my 2 cents in, and if others would do the same, we might just be able to get a handle on the whole Serial Number question.  Simply judging from the photo of your bike, migeorgeco, you are in posession of a Yeti built Homegrown Factory with serial # HS6301 which should be from 1996 as seen in the catalogs.

Here is what I have to offer:

1995 Homegrown Factory:  HS4014

1998 Homegrown BB Orange:  988E01773

The 1995 serial number is on the BB shell as is the 1998 serial number.  Those numbers were made by different stamping machines, or whatever you call them.  Let me just say the font and size is different between the two.  The fact that your serial number is on the dropout while mine are on the BB must mean something.  You may have helped me identify that my frame was made by Control Tech.  My “Factory” also differs from yours in the fact that your cable stops appear to be on top of the top tube.  The cable stop placement on my 1995 “Factory” is at the 2 o’clock position, while the 1998 Homegrown is straight up.

Another difference between my personal frames is the Epicenter seatstay and an obvious difference between the size of the welds.

 1995 Homegrown Factory (weld profile): Notice the split and weld size.

 

1998 Homegrown (weld profile): Notice the small weld beads.

 

They may not appear to be much different to the untrained eye, but these frames were not made by the same welder.  As a metallurgical guy myself (over-rated weld inspector), I can say that these were not made in the same building.  Sorry for the bad photos.

Let’s try and get the active group together and see if we can’t pin down some certainties in the frame serial number question.  Come on guys.

[migeorgeco]

It seems correct that my frame is a 96, however my frame has the cable stops run along the top of the TT.  The 1996 catalog shows the similar “phantom” with the cable stops running along the side of the TT. 

[canislupis]

I bet HS on drop out is yeti for sure. My 99 factory team stamping is HS and on drop out also

[canislupis]

correction. It is HV5131 but def yeti

[Myrickus44]

I need a ICBM headset for Homegrown frame. SN: 2K88W02882… any help would be appreciated!

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