The earliest ones were not yet called "standard". They are circa 1995. Old decal style, level TT and no HT extension. Shimano dropouts. Later bikes have Technociclo dropouts, sloped TT, extended HT and later decals. Tire size is always a function of available brakes. As reach improved, GP was able to design around bigger rubber. I'm not alone in converting mine to 650B to get more air space in my tires. My bike is from 1995. Also repainted, but my painter was able to source a NOS set of correct decals.
Sent from my iPad > On Nov 24, 2015, at 8:17 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch > <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Well, I don't think it can be a stock Road Standard, at least not from the > catalog year posted, because those apparently had clearance for a 700x35, > whereas this frame does not go wider than 30. Unless one or the other fact is > incorrect. Or it changed year to year and this is a different year than the > catalog. > > In terms of price, I think there was a discussion recently about a Wilbury > that was actually listed over the old price, and that was not, as this one > is, an almost 20-year old frame. Don't forget that in addition to possible > intrinsic value, and collectability/rareness, there is inflation--a similar > frame today goes for at least a grand more. Then there is simple > desirability: Try buying a Schwinn Paramount for the listed catalog price. > > > >> On Monday, November 23, 2015 at 3:57:51 PM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote: >> I think it is a 1996/1997 and the $1350 asking price is about the same as it >> was then (1.2-1.35K). Nice as the frame is,I don't believe it's a custom >> and $1350 might be a big ask... >> >>> On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 6:56:31 AM UTC-6, Fullylugged wrote: >>> Nice looking bike. You can date it by the serial # on the bottom bracket. >>> The usual Waterford dating method is used. Yours has no head tube >>> extension and appears to have a level TT, so an earlier date might be >>> right. Possibly repainted along the way, because it has later DT decals. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/85ZPfPsvNak/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
