need help with year of bike (rocky mountain titanium)

[oceanpacific]

Hi all, can anyone tell me if rocky mountain stamped manufacture dates on their bikes and where i could find it, i think its a late 80's bike but would like confirmation. Are there any Rocky mountain afficionado's on here? :?

 

[Anthony]

If you give the serial number, that may help, but only if it wasn't made in Canada. Put up some photos as well and we will give you the date from that.

 

[oceanpacific]

bike spec

This bike is my uncle's and he's owned it from new however as soon as he got he upgraded pretty much everything but it's been in a dry garage and not moved for the past 15 to 18 years so i gave it a clean before taking pics. He's now in his mid 60's and i don't think he's gonna use it again. Spec:

Rocky Mountain Titanium
Top tube c to c 21.75", BB to c of H/Tube 24.5", BB to top of S/tube 18.5"
rims - mavic m321CD
hubs - Ringle
spokes - s/steel bladed
cassette - Sachs LY96 (7 speed)
R/Der - Shimano XT RDM735
F/Der - Mavic
crankset - Ritchey Logic 24/36/46 175mm arms
BB - shimano
pedals - shimano XT (blue anodized - faded)
brakes - shimano XT cant's
levers - Ritchey Logic
shifters - Shimao XT thumbshifters
forks - Answer Manitou (Easton E9)
headset - Mavic 316
stem - Syncros
bars - Syncros 22.5" wide
wheel skewers + seatpost clamp - Ringle silver
seatpost - Ringle (blue anodized - faded as per pedals)
F tyre - Specialized dirt control, comp kevlar 26 x 1.90
R tyre - Specialized dirt master, comp kevlar 26 x 1.90
seat - X-lite titanium rails (never used)

The seat was taken off at new and replaced with a big fat gel selle seat in white (i have pics) so i put the X-lite on even though its a bit mucky as it's been sat on a shelf. Can't quite beleive how good the tyres have come up, they look like new with no cracks at all, we think it's because there were no windows in that part of the garage (very very big garage). I had a quick search around and found a few more bits (got pics of everything):
FSA Orbit XL11 H/set black brand new in box never used to fit a 1 1/8" fork, Answer Taperlite bars (blue) 23" wide look almost like new, X-lite Xpert bars in grey 21.75" wide 25.5mm clamp dia like new, Pace stem in grey 100mm to fit 28.6mm steere tube dia.

Here's the link for the photo's:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1133057339 ... WSqY2YqwE#

 

[Anthony]

That's very rare. I believe it's a 1992, although the cut-off between 91 and 92 isn't so clear with the Titanium model as with other RMs. Most 92s were the later Ti Bolt model.

 

[oceanpacific]

Cheers Anthony

I've posted this topic in 'how much is my XYZ worth', it woulg be great if i could get some idea and let my uncle know.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Thanks for the pm on a phone so cannot see the pics yet. But being st it must be 90 or 91.
Though that will have been as bought. 92 would have the full car spec.
wouldn't mind it myself but i know of others on here that could afford it.

 

[Whatleymeister]

I am afraid I have no idea of anything about this bike (my limited knowledge is growing all the time on here, but my RM knowledge remains pitiful!). All I know is its chuffing lovely and I want it! Can't afford it though.

Just do me one little favour please mate - can you turn the handlebars the right way up - the decals are upside down :roll:

 

[FluffyChicken]

I can see pictures now , though I don't know from a quick look looking at the frame the components say 1991 to me.
The syncros stem is a 1991 version and would almost certainly be original, it changed in 1992 to an inbuilt cap and looked a bit less 'old fashioned' at the time.

There's a few of the bikes on the forum, have a look and see.
and the bars are the wrong way around according to Syncros, it's not for you to look out, but to show off to others