One of the few bikes made for 1996 Atlanta Olympics USA track team. This is a pursuit bike with 24" front wheel. ST 57 c-c and ETT ca. 55,5 c-c. The frames were made in GT's Longmont, co shop and the project was supervised by Forrest Yelverton. These were made for training bikes for olympics and In olympic games the team used the famous Superbikes.
Frame:
GT National Team Track Pursuit True Temper steel
Fork/Headset:
GT 24" fork, unoriginal paint (custom painted)/ Mavic 305
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Mavic 631 aka Starfish/ Campagnolo Veloce
Pedals:
For testing some MKS+ SAG
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Dura Ace 16t/ Mavic 53t/ Shimano 6-speed
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Flite Evolution 1/ Selle Italia Flite Carbon seat post
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
HED Jet 2000/ Mavic 580CX (80mm spacing)/ Vittoria Juniores
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
HED Disc wheel/ Vittoria Rally
Added by jerkku. Last updated about 10 years ago.
As of about 10 years ago, jerkku has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
14 Comments
Blowing the dust off this thread to shamelessly promote my own listing of the actual GT National Team Track Fork
https://www.pedalroom.com/forums/market...
Posted over 7 years ago
do you have his contact or do you know how much hes asking price ?!
Posted about 10 years ago
Sale frame ?!
Posted about 10 years ago
sold it month back but I've heard that the buyer is selling it in russia..
Posted about 10 years ago
I love this! Need a Yamaguchi GT in my collection eventually.
Posted over 10 years ago
I agree, the frame is one of the nicest ever made imo. It's a common misunderstandig that these frames were made by Yamaguchi but they weren't. According to my knowlegde Yamaguchi was consulted about some repairs done to the Olympic team practise bikes but newer built one. It was mr. Yelverton's team that made these in Longmont.
Posted over 10 years ago
Very nice ! Clean looks ! I had a similar frame like yours.
Posted over 10 years ago
Thanks! It might be that I'll need to let go of this bike also. Not the most versatile frame with 24" front wheel:)
Posted over 10 years ago
Yeah, the 24"x1" is hard to find. I wanna get the one like your but with no luck.
Posted over 10 years ago
Incredible!! I'm glad the fork went to a good home! perfect bike!
Posted over 10 years ago
Thanks man! The build wouldn't be that good looking w/o the superb fork.
Posted over 10 years ago
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1996-atlanta-olympics, fixed-gear, funny-bike, national-team, pursuit, superbike, track, track-bike
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TWB-Third-World-Biker says:
What a shame the frame and the fork were sold separately just to make a quick buck..
Posted almost 5 years ago
jerkku says:
Looking at the angles, I don’t think the frame was originally made for 24” frame. Tbh, didin’t sell fast or for profits
Posted almost 5 years ago