[troylake67]

I recently picked up a Slingshot road bike frame in perfect condition. Currently building it out and would like to know its age. Zero information on the website? Anyone out there know the serial number code or anything?

Does anyone have a picture to post of their bike with their year of purchase or something? And who would like to sell me their travel bag? ROAD TRIP!

 

[Plum]

If it's a folding frame, it's likely to be newer than ~2005 IIRC, that's when the folding line came out..

Nice bikes, if you can deal with only having 1 bottle mount..

Plum

 

[troylake67]

Thanks for the heads up on aging..based on drop outs, it didn't look that new. I hear you on the one bottle mount...will have to put a double behind the saddle.

 

[rmp]

Here was my 2004/2005-ish folding model. I forget.

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Ran out of room in the garage and sold the frame on ebay last year. Sure I'll kick myself about that eventually. It was an awesome bike, I just hadn't ridden it in over a year, and the house was getting full.

I have more detailed pics if you need them....

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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rmplum/3528587070/" title="CIMG1269 by rmplum, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/3528587070_4ca2691680_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="CIMG1269" /></a>

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[rmp]

and my garage looked like this for a couple days back in 2008 or so:

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rmplum/279580038/" title="Slingshots2 by rmplum, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/279580038_c9d760a17e_b.jpg" width="968" height="1024" alt="Slingshots2" /></a>

Two of those were for co-workers in Japan. But that shows the MTB line at some point.

Steel 26er (green)
Aluminum Ripper 26er (black with the fairing'd seat tube)
and my old 29er

 

[Thommy]

Pretty cool actually. What a conversation starter if the "pro's" didn't snub you from their carbon wonder frames. This would be a pretty neat bike to have for tooling around on just because it was so different, at least for most normal casual/recreational non-pro riders.
Go against the tide.

 

[rmp]

Yeah, it was a real conversation starter, but for the most part in a good/curious way. A lot of questions about BB flex and such, which are honestly never and issue. It was a complete blast to ride and as fast feeling and anything else I've ridden.

The hooded Ritchey dropouts are not compatible with our Chariot trailers. That's one the main reasons I sold it.

If they come out with a new "real Slingshot" CX bike I'd probably buy one in a second.

rmp

 

[troylake67]

Thanks! I'm looking to use it as a workout bike while traveling on business...don't want to start the whole "Will airlines make me pay?" but I'm hoping to get the whole thing down to a big suitcase for easy transport, while still having performance when I get there.

 

[rmp]

Thanks! I'm looking to use it as a workout bike while traveling on business...don't want to start the whole "Will airlines make me pay?" but I'm hoping to get the whole thing down to a big suitcase for easy transport, while still having performance when I get there.

Pika Packworks makes a soft case for Slingshot that is within an inch or two of the airline's size limits, I never got charged for it. when they ask what it is, say "bicycle parts". That's all it will look like (especially a Slingshot with no downtube) to the untrained eye.

rmp

 

[elijah738]

If they come out with a new "real Slingshot" CX bike I'd probably buy one in a second.

rmp

We did, but we're not slingshot anymore. Same concept, works much better though.
Check us out

Alter Cycles Performance Bicycles – Performance driven and smooth riding bicycle.

 

[cxwrench]

We did, but we're not slingshot anymore. Same concept, works much better though.
Check us out

Alter Cycles Performance Bicycles – Performance driven and smooth riding bicycle.

Excellent first post. Did you happen to notice the date of the post you're replying to?

 

[elijah738]

Excellent first post. Did you happen to notice the date of the post you're replying to?

Yea, but I figured what the hell. What's 8 years to a bike from 1982 right?

 

[cxwrench]

Yea, but I figured what the hell. What's 8 years to a bike from 1982 right?

Because it's your first post and you're obviously connected to them.