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+ | ===== Steve Potts Overview ===== | ||
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+ | Steve Potts says it best himself: | ||
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+ | Steve grew up at the base of Mount Tamalpais where his love of bicycles started at a very young age. As a kid, he would explore that mountain as if he were discovering the Wild West for the first time. | ||
+ | The feeling of freedom that bicycles brought him would forever shape his future. This passion extended into his high school machine shop where he rebuilt old broken down bikes that he bought at the local junkyard. | ||
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+ | In 1980, he and his friend Joe Breeze took their bicycles to New Zealand and rode around both islands. It was that trip that convinced him that building bikes was going to be his full-time vocation. When Steve returned home, he sold everything that he owned, bought a lathe and mill, and began building bikes from scratch. | ||
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+ | In 1982, Steve started [[https:// | ||
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+ | {{steve.jpg? | ||
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+ | Steve Potts | ||
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+ | <div column 50% # | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== 1981 Steve Potts ===== | ||
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+ | Frame #006. Mark Slate' | ||
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+ | {{1981.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1981 Steve Potts | ||
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+ | ===== 1982 Steve Potts ===== | ||
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+ | Frame #019. | ||
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+ | {{1982.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1982 Steve Potts | ||
+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== 1983 Steve Potts ===== | ||
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+ | The parts are somewhat mixed: Shimano XT v2 rear derailleur (1985-86), XT v1 (1982-84) front. | ||
+ | ? For now, I'll take the owner' | ||
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+ | {{1983b.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1983 Steve Potts | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== 1984 Steve Potts ===== | ||
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+ | Rollercams finally make the spec sheet. | ||
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+ | {{1984.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1984 Steve Potts | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== 1985 Steve Potts ===== | ||
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+ | Cunningham fork crown, modified Hi-E hubs, Magura mounts, WTB Speedmaster Rollercams, and removable face plate stub stem. | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | {{1985.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1985 Steve Potts, photo by John Watson, | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== 1986 Steve Potts ===== | ||
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+ | All parts original except tires. | ||
+ | Shimano XT M730 derailleurs (1986-88), Specialized "fat flag" cranks, WTB Speedmaster Rollercam brakes, Cunningham fork?, drop bars. The provenance on this bike is humorously murky but it remains a likely 1986. | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | {{1986.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1986 Steve Potts | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== 1987 Steve Potts ===== | ||
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+ | This bike was later restored: | ||
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+ | The bike was built with unused vintage parts to represent how the bike would have rolled off the showroom floor in 1987. Parts for which Steve was personally involved in developing, manufacturing, | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | <div column 45%> | ||
+ | {{1987.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1987 Steve Potts | ||
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+ | ===== 1988 Steve Potts ===== | ||
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+ | WTB toggle cams, upgraded to XTR in 1992. | ||
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+ | {{1988b.jpg? | ||
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+ | Toggle cam detail. | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | <div column 45%> | ||
+ | {{1988.jpg? | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== 1989 Expedition ===== | ||
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+ | Geometry based upon a [[cc: | ||
+ | S/N SP89219. | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | <div column 45%> | ||
+ | {{1989.jpg? | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | <div column 50% # | ||
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+ | ===== Stems ===== | ||
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+ | Steve Potts signature style often uses weirdly elongated stems. | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | <div column 45%> | ||
+ | {{stem.jpg? | ||
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+ | 1987 stem | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | ==== Production Notes ==== | ||
+ | <WRAP #prod1 /> | ||
+ | [1]. Potts serial numbers are sequential and mostly dated. |
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