Hi all,
Thought I'd try joining up and posting as I'm looking for info on the serial number for my original GT Team Avalanche that I've had since new.
The finish is Midnight Aurora and is fairly original with only the Grips, the thumb shifter for the rear mech and the pedals being changed from the original (I had SPDs put straight on from new so I sold the originals).
I have recently started researching it as a friend who owns a different GT (2nd hand) was trying to find out the model & year for his and this set me off looking for my serial number which it would appear is a simple "A1 8900" (Over 2 lines) but this seems to be very different from the ones I've found on-line. I had wondered if the paint was covering more of it - the only option being to remove some and thats not too appealing so thought I'd ask here first. My frame size is 16.5inches which I was told wasnt readily available in the UK but was available in limited numbers for team (or sponsored?) riders - I was not "that" good but was (still am) short enough that a bigger size wouldnt have suited me. Fortunately the shop I bought my last GT Timberline from managed to source one for me and had it bought over.
The bike has been great to ride and is still now more than capable of living up to my needs. Although I do have the stem up and the forks forward to make it a little more stable for my newer more sedate riding style. It was laid up in my loft for well over 15 years and took very little work to get it back on the road with the main issue being the broken thumb shifter which I replaced with a much newer lx shifter as it was cheap, worked and fitted on the brake lever.
I do have pics but they are all too big to put online so I'll have to get some smaller sized pics later.
If anyone knows any info about the serial number or can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris.
Thought I'd try joining up and posting as I'm looking for info on the serial number for my original GT Team Avalanche that I've had since new.
The finish is Midnight Aurora and is fairly original with only the Grips, the thumb shifter for the rear mech and the pedals being changed from the original (I had SPDs put straight on from new so I sold the originals).
I have recently started researching it as a friend who owns a different GT (2nd hand) was trying to find out the model & year for his and this set me off looking for my serial number which it would appear is a simple "A1 8900" (Over 2 lines) but this seems to be very different from the ones I've found on-line. I had wondered if the paint was covering more of it - the only option being to remove some and thats not too appealing so thought I'd ask here first. My frame size is 16.5inches which I was told wasnt readily available in the UK but was available in limited numbers for team (or sponsored?) riders - I was not "that" good but was (still am) short enough that a bigger size wouldnt have suited me. Fortunately the shop I bought my last GT Timberline from managed to source one for me and had it bought over.
The bike has been great to ride and is still now more than capable of living up to my needs. Although I do have the stem up and the forks forward to make it a little more stable for my newer more sedate riding style. It was laid up in my loft for well over 15 years and took very little work to get it back on the road with the main issue being the broken thumb shifter which I replaced with a much newer lx shifter as it was cheap, worked and fitted on the brake lever.
I do have pics but they are all too big to put online so I'll have to get some smaller sized pics later.
If anyone knows any info about the serial number or can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris.