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1990 Yeti Ultimate w/ Campagnolo Euclid

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First Flight

Discussion Starter · Feb 22, 2011

Just got this one as a semi-local trade-in. Guy brought it over from Raleigh and traded towards a new Trek hybrid bike. Going with 1990 by the parts on the bike. Serial looks to be U141 but is hard to read. Campagnolo Euclid parts (some with the optional finish) with Centaur pedals and the older brake/shift levers (might not have liked the new Bullet shifters?). Pretty decent condition with a little hazy rust showing through the finish in a couple of areas. Looks to have damaged the rear MA-2 roll down rim and replaced it with a Matrix rim. Checked the inventory and we don't have an MA-2 with 32 holes. Might have to see what other rims we could match up? The white Bullseye hubs are pretty cool.

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hegstad1

· #2 · Feb 22, 2011

Pretty nice acquisition. I've always liked the look of the Campy stuff.

mainlyfats

· #3 · Feb 22, 2011

I mean this in a very unjudgemental way, but it seems odd to me that the person who must have pieced that Yeti together would one day find himself trading it in towards (towards!) a new Trek hybrid.

Nice pick up Jeff. It's making me feel a little depressed though.

First Flight

Discussion Starter · #4 · Feb 22, 2011

mainlyfats said:
I mean this in a very unjudgemental way, but it seems odd to me that the person who must have pieced that Yeti together would one day find himself trading it in towards (towards!) a new Trek hybrid.

Nice pick up Jeff. It's making me feel a little depressed though.

The guy we got it from was not the original owner. The original owner gave the bike to this guy to ride and he traded it in to us. He did get permission from the original owner to trade it and I think he threw his a little $$ as well.

Slumberjack

· #5 · Feb 23, 2011

Whats the current plans for the bike?

it sure is pretty with all those campy parts and such!

efuentes

· #6 · Feb 23, 2011

Ohhhh, Ahhhhh, Nice bike.

:madman: I had a couple of NOS euclid group a while back and sold them.

Schmitty

· #7 · Feb 23, 2011

Yucklid.

-Schmitty-

bushpig

· #8 · Feb 23, 2011

I likey.

Rumpfy

· #9 · Feb 23, 2011

Should/could be Agoura Hills built.

YETIFIED

· #10 · Feb 23, 2011

Rumpfy said:
Should/could be Agoura Hills built.

It is. Nice early 20" with two piece downtube decals. Jeff, is that a WTB decal on the downtube? Yup, very nice example. It should clean up well.

First Flight

Discussion Starter · #11 · Feb 23, 2011

Yep, WTB decal.......with no WTB parts! Probably give it a good scrubbing, match up the rims and add it to the collection. We already have one Ultimate but they are pretty different from one another.

mechagouki

· #12 · Feb 23, 2011

Schmitty said:
Yucklid.

-Schmitty-

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verticult

· #13 · Mar 6, 2011

The fork caps are the original style that were phased out while at Agoura. Does it have a bulge butted Tange seat tube?

The short piece of tubing that goes between the down tube and front of the rear section that houses the seat tube and cable is called the "love story tube". We made the original Love story tubes with a series of simple tools that pressed, formed and cut all the features. At some point, the job got farmed out to a laser shop. There was always a lot of trouble with those, getting the fit perfect. If you can picture trying to mitre a tube to the outside of the bend on another tube. Very difficult.

The earliest release of the U would have had no relief cuts on the dropouts. I am not sure about the bulged seat tube however. I think I remember some of these having the straight-gauge .035" seat tube.

Linda always wanted to build the bikes in numerical sequence to try to keep track of where they were going. You can be sure the smaller the number, the older the frame as far as actual manufacture date.

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Schmitty

· #14 · Mar 6, 2011

Is there anything left of Agoura Hills? I seem to recall Bob Hope wanted destroy some prime hill country for yet another freeking golf course. Fond memories of riding there...

-Schmitty-

eastcoaststeve

· #15 · Mar 6, 2011

verticult said:
The fork caps are the original style that were phased out while at Agoura. Does it have a bulge butted Tange seat tube?

The short piece of tubing that goes between the down tube and front of the rear section that houses the seat tube and cable is called the "love story tube". We made the original Love story tubes with a series of simple tools that pressed, formed and cut all the features. At some point, the job got farmed out to a laser shop. There was always a lot of trouble with those, getting the fit perfect. If you can picture trying to mitre a tube to the outside of the bend on another tube. Very difficult.

The earliest release of the U would have had no relief cuts on the dropouts. I am not sure about the bulged seat tube however. I think I remember some of these having the straight-gauge .035" seat tube.

Linda always wanted to build the bikes in numerical sequence to try to keep track of where they were going. You can be sure the smaller the number, the older the frame as far as actual manufacture date.

Always awsome when Frank pops in here....like hopping in a time machine and getting info straight from BITD. :thumbsup:

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