Museum of Mountain Bike Art & Technology

1987 Otis Guy

Beautifully filleted frame and fork.  Appears to be the 81st Otis Guy built bike (serial number is 081 (serial) B (ballooner)  OG (Otis Guy).  Nice mix of Phil hubs and bottom bracket, American Classic skewers, SE front brake and road rear derailleur.  We decided that the bike looks like a watermelon with the green/melon fade with the white "rind" in between.  So far we have resisted the urge to paint seed on it.  This bike was originally sold to Sunshine Bikes in Fairfax, CA on 2/19/1988 and it sold for $645 (frame only). The original stem was 14cm long with a 30 degree rise so it was changed somewhere along the line..

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Frame		Fillet-Brazed Cro-Moly
Fork		Fillet Brazed Cro-Moly, Koski
Rear Shock		NA
Rims		Mavic MA-40, cut down by Keith Bontrager
Hubs		Phil Woods
Spokes		DT Stainless Steel 3 cross
Tires		Specialized Hard Rock'R
Pedals		Shimano Deore XT with half clips
Crank		Shimano Deore XT M730 with Biopace II rings
Chain		Shimano UG
Rear Cogs		Shimano 600 freewheel 6 speed
Bottom Bracket		Phil Woods
Front Derailleur		Shimano Deore XT (white letter)
Rear Derailleur		Shimano 105
Shifters		Shimano Deore XT 6 speed thumb shifters
Handlebars		Fisher Bulge
Stem		Salsa roller stem
Headset		Shimano Deore XT
Brake set		Shimano Deore XT rear U brake, Pedersen SE front
Brake levers		Dia Compe 183
Saddle		Mundialita
Seat Post		Suntour XC
Colors		"Watermelon" fade
Size		23" c-t
Serial #		081 B     OG