Club Roost Ibeam timeline?

[mugly]

First post, long time lurker.
Currently have a 94/95 Verlicchi in build and need a bit of date/timeline/logo advice.

Adamant i wanted to run a threadless Ibeam stem so i’ve been searching for weeks and finally stumbled upon a NOS graphite with the Ibeam graphic, fast forward a few more weeks and i’ve managed to also get hold of a tidy silver with club roost text. Both 120mm 6 degree rise.

My question is what year specifically each of these released. Trying to keep the parts date specific as possible.



Also dry build pic for attention

 

[stevet1]

love that Verlicci, such an iconic bike used by so many teams bitd.
I can't say 100% but I had the silver type on the right, and I think the left hand one came later.
Only stem I've ever snapped BTW.

 

[joglo]

I had once a Hooger Patrol bike from 1995 which which was equipped from factory with the dark blue (you're calling it graphite) Ibeam stem on the left. Maybe this was an OEM version as it was just 105mm long, suprisingly short for that time.
So it was available already in 95, but in general I do agree, this came later than the polished ones.

BTW we had been searching already earlier for some more information like brochures and timeline for Ibeam and Club Roost products. The Wheelies catalog is a good source for 1995.

Post in thread 'REQ - Early Club Roost catalogues'

Nov 10, 2022

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/wheelies-direct-vol4-catalogue-1995.428117/post-3130528
gives you a 1995 view of what the UK had.

Thanks a lot.
Adding this page here too, just for the sake of completeness.

Club Roost Portfolio 1995 from Wheelies catalog:

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[gtturbo]

The black/graphite version is around 94ish. I, for some reason, fitted one to my Pace RC100, and converted the bike to ahead. Bought from Magic in Whitechapel if anyone remembers them.. My friend bought the 1" 1/4 quill version, in silver, at the same time for his Cannondale. Both had the IBEAM writing along the length of the stem. I think your silver one which just writing on the clamp is a later version.