The Fueler is the same bike GTs Mike Parenti and Scott Wirch ride. Shovel, Summer Tour and bad jokes not included. USA made 4130 Cr-Mo frame, machined head tube + BB. Cr-Mo trail fork with 5mm drops. Araya Super 7X chrome 48H rims. Dia-Compe 990 low profile brake. GT 1" o.d. 4-pc. Jump bar. Dia-Compe 990's and GT 4-pc. bars are built to last.
Headset Size
1 1/8"
Seatpost Size
31.6mm
Top Tube Size
20.75
Original Colours
S9X00000 S0Y00000
Made in USA.
Unconfirmed. Second digit in the serial indicates year of production. 1999 or 2000. Third digit in the examples above indicates production month - In a real serial X will be a letter A to E (Jan to May). In a real serial Y will be a letter F to L (Jun to Dec).
Bikes made in Taiwan usually had an 5-8 month production and shipping timeline before they were sold in bike shops around the world. Bikes welded in the later months of the year would normally be made for the following year.