gt bicycle serial number chart

15. September 2020 @ 14:19

I’m not being callous about this.

Sometimes, folks with no experience of the vintage hobby who may have recently unearthed an old bicycle contact me and demand that I immediately tell them what it is, how old it is and what it’s worth. The first four numbers should be a two digit month followed by a two digit year.The last four digits are the serialization digits 0000 to 9999 depending on what number the frame was of the years production.If the frame was made overseas in Taiwan, it gets more complicated. Owner didn't know the year but from pics I've found it looks to be a 96 or 97, with the 6's in the number I'm leaning towards the 96. There were also a lot of ‘dodgy practices’ within the bicycle trade, with companies regularly liquidating and starting up again and spurious production claims often made for advertising purposes and to inflate a company’s worth. (Michael S) Usually they want me to identify it so they can sell it on ebay. Another way to date a lot of 1938-1944 bicycles is by looking at the back of the fork crown which will have either two or three numbers e.g. So, my question is why is Gary Turner saying the 01801 is a Jan. 1980 frame when they didn't start putting the full 80, 81, 82, 83, etc. There are some interesting early GT frames on ebay right now. Bicycle tyre sizes are so confusing! GT bicycles responded to my overly-detailed phone and web inquiries to simply check bikepedia.com.

But the turning point was apparently an incident when a visitor parked his car right in front of the entrance, and a big argument ensued when John tried to get him to move it. I was hard on GT for a long time, and most people knew that I just purchased a GT Cruiser I'm thinking is early-mid 80's?

In the example below there is also a number (2) underneath.Military models are referred to as “G519 models and the frame can have either a straight or curved down tube. But it says my frame is supposed to be 7000Al but the sticker on my bike says 6061. Marque enthusiasts use records of shop ledgers that recorded dates sold and frame numbers, and then calculate the ages of other bicycles by comparing them with known frame numbers. GT Factory Racing Team Camp in Les Orres Wyn Masters, Martin Maes and Ethan Craik do it up in Les Orres Read More Good Times We’ve been in this business since 1972. Hence it deserves more attention.So, I looked around and I found that there was an old post on Vintage, that is identical to what they have on the museum - word for word. I've been morbidly fascinated with the dearth of GT bikes around here for the past few years. Yeah, was replying to original post. The next part of the serial number is eight numeric digits.

This had been of interest to me because I still have my old GT from 81. I'm thinking these early frames just happen to have a zero, one, two, etc. Serial is S7KY01800 Whatever.If you can improve on this or have a more concise explanation or a chart... by all means, lay it on us.What I would add is that in my experience previous to say mid 1982 the serials didn't have a date in them, they were all over the place. Trek Bike Models/Years/Colors On this page is a listing of Trek model numbers or names. I'll write you when I get a chance. The ‘R’ bracket was easy to copy, so they introduced this more complex lamp bracket instead.Consult the list below to help remember when these companies were still ‘original’ before being taken over by Raleigh:Production has been attributed as follows, with frame numbers as at 31 July each year:The following dated bicycle frame numbers from the Singer Car Club (not guaranteed):I started to collate frame numbers from 1890s-1920 Triumph bicycles, and will update it as I go along. If the number starts with a K, the frame was made by Kinesis.That's the only one I remember off the top of my head.There were at least four companies in Taiwan that made the GT lines :The first digit would be a letter designating the factory that made the frame. Sometimes the date sold does not reflect when a bicycle was actually manufactured (for example, Dursley Pedersens were very expensive, badly marketed and often took a long time to sell). You may be lucky, but more than likely it will remain a mystery.As I have stated before, the V-CC archives and Ray Miller’s Encyclopaedia are invaluable resources: these ongoing projects are becoming the world’s primary source of information on vintage bicycles. GT Crash Replacement Program How do I get warranty service? But I've kind of gotten tired of arguing the point.