I don't have one but a Yamaguchi is #1 on my want list....
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Sorry to be late to the game on this discussion (just happened upon the Yamaguchi post while surfing the web tonight). This specific team frameset was not built by Yamaguchi, but by Dave Tiemeyer.gm1230126 said:
I owned this frame until earlier this year when I sold it on Craigslist to a guy in Wisconsin (is that you gm1230126?). It is the 6th team frame produced in 1999 (hence the 9906 in the serial #).
When I first bought the frame a couple years ago, I emailed Koichi Yamaguchi, Mark Nobilette, and Dave Tiemeyer (who were all rumored to have built bikes for the National Team at one time or another) to find out more about the bikes and how they were equipped for the team. Yamaguchi was the first to reply and stated that he consulted in the design of the bikes but was never actually involved in their construction.
Dave Tiemyer was the second to respond and stated that he did build frames for the National Team and actually had the build sheet for this specific frame. He was kind enough to share the spreadsheet.
Nice frame by the way, and yes, Yamaguchi is one of those unsung builders that doesn't get the attention that they deserve. Maybe if he spent more time "marketing" on the forums than building he would be better known.
Texbike
texbike said:Sorry to be late to the game on this discussion (just happened upon the Yamaguchi post while surfing the web tonight). This specific team frameset was not built by Yamaguchi, but by Dave Tiemeyer.
I owned this frame until earlier this year when I sold it on Craigslist to a guy in Wisconsin (is that you gm1230126?). It is the 6th team frame produced in 1999 (hence the 9906 in the serial #).
When I first bought the frame a couple years ago, I emailed Koichi Yamaguchi, Mark Nobilette, and Dave Tiemeyer (who were all rumored to have built bikes for the National Team at one time or another) to find out more about the bikes and how they were equipped for the team. Yamaguchi was the first to reply and stated that he consulted in the design of the bikes but was never actually involved in their construction.
Dave Tiemyer was the second to respond and stated that he did build frames for the National Team and actually had the build sheet for this specific frame. He was kind enough to share the spreadsheet.
Nice frame by the way, and yes, Yamaguchi is one of those unsung builders that doesn't get the attention that they deserve. Maybe if he spent more time "marketing" on the forums than building he would be better known.
Texbike
I had a feeling that the GT bike pictured above was not a Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi doesn't do TIG. Tiemyer does. I've lived in Colorado and Tiemyer has a nice following amongst the Triathlete and TT crowd. FYI, Yamaguchi did the vast majority of the US National Team frames that were fillet brazed. First, repainted over as Performance brand and then, later many riders had them repainted over as GT brand. There is info on Yamaguchi's website. This isn't on there, but I know that Jeff Evanshine had a GT that was featured in Winning magazine once, but it was actually a repainted Yamaguchi. Marty Nothstein also had a few Yamaguchis that were repainted. I've moved on from steel because it's yesterday's material, but there are some real old farts in here that won't ride anything else.
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