The 2000 GT Tour. This is the the very same beast that Nolli, Bestwick and the Gute ride. USA made GT Piston stem and Fly Cutter sprocket rule! GT USA made 4130 Cr-Mo frame. GT Cr-Mo fork with Pac-Man drops. GT USA made 175mm Cr-Mo cranks. Araya Super 7X 48H chrome rims. Dia-Compe 990 U-brake.
Headset Size
1 1/8"
Seatpost Size
26mm
Top Tube Size
19.94
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.
