'97 Explosif 'in the raw' - finished(?), photo's soon...

[We_are_Stevo]

The frame was built in '97, and the model was available from September '97 (I have the original sales receipt)...

...and that's good enough for me

That'll be a 98 model then

That's as maybe, but the thread title is 'Reader's MTBs-->1997' and my '98 model was available in '97...

...or should we say 'anything after December 31st 1996 doesn't count?'

 

[al-onestare]

I don't to start a war, but I'd always read it as based on the catalogue year...which is probably wrong

 

[We_are_Stevo]

I don't want to start a war, but I'd always read it as based on the catalogue year...which is probably wrong

You're probably not the only one, but that's my 'literal' translation of the meaning...

...it was manufactured/built/sold in '97, so in my eyes it qualifies

 

[rojo]

Nice looking Explosif

Was this a special in that year???

As the mustard colour one I remember seeing and in the catalogue.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

Nice looking Explosif

Was this a special in that year???

As the mustard colour one I remember seeing and in the catalogue.

No, the frame you're thinking of is the '96-'97 Explosif built from Columbus Nivacrom Max OR tubing whereas mine is the '97-'98 model built from Reynolds 853 tubing.

If one had come up at the time I may have gone for the Columbus frame, but I've always had a thing about Reynolds tubing, ever since I was old enough to know that it made a difference

 

[rojo]

I see cool, did they not put this one in catalogue???

 

[We_are_Stevo]

I see cool, did they not put this one in catalogue???

Not like this, no...

...it was originally the 'Bad Blue' version

 

[rojo]

Oh I seeeeeeeeeeee

Nice build your doing

 

[We_are_Stevo]

Oh I seeeeeeeeeeee

Nice build your doing

Thanks...

As I said elsewhere, I couldn't make up my mind over paint; so decided to go without!

 

[poweredbypies]

Hows the clear coat holding up?