Steve Potts is a living legend in the mountain biking world. Growing up at the base of Mt. Tamalpais, he was among the original band of misfits who decided that riding bikes off-road was a good idea in the first place. Potts was then one of the first frame builders to focus on off-road bikes in the early 1980s, and as one of co-founders of Wilderness Trail Bikes – better known today as WTB – he was instrumental in driving many of the component designs that permeated the scene at the time.
Today, Potts is best known as a premier builder of titanium mountain bikes. Three decades ago, however, Potts worked only in steel and this 1987 Signature frame showcases some of his best work, with gorgeous fillet brazing work and his trademark rigid fork design, which features sleeved unicrown construction and gracefully scalloped dropouts.
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The paint is new but it's done in a properly retro style
Amazingly, it sat unfinished in Potts’ workshop until relatively recently – and it’s never been ridden.
“A friend of mine bought several of these frames from Steve about 10 years ago,†said the owner of Vintage MTB Workshop (who preferred to remain unnamed). “They were originally made in 1987 but not fully finished. Steve agreed to finish them up and we even convinced him to make new LD stems for two of the frames. These two frames were then taken to Rick at D&D Cycles because Rick did some of Steve's paintwork back in the day and he still had Imron. I looked at an original Imron color chart at Mark Nobilette's shop in Longmont [Colorado] and Rick replicated one of Steve's original paint schemes based on the colors I selected.â€
- Frame: 1987 Steve Potts Signature
- Fork: 1987 Steve Potts Signature
- Headset: WTB/Chris King Grease Guard
- Stem: Steve Potts LD custom
- Handlebars: WTB / Specialized RM-2
- Handlebar tape: Velox cotton
- Front brake: WTB Speedmaster Rollercam
- Rear brake: WTB Speedmaster Rollercam
- Brake levers: Dia-Compe Gran Compe
- Front derailleur: Shimano Deore XT FD-M730
- Rear derailleur: Shimano Deore XT RD-M730-SGS
- Shift lever: Shimano Deore XT SL-M730 with WTB Multimounts
- Freewheel: Suntour 7-speed, 13-28T
- Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace CN-7400
- Crankset: Shimano Deore XT FC-M730, 175mm, 26/36/46T
- Bottom bracket: Press-fit cartridge bearings with Grease Guard
- Rims: Araya RM-20, 36H
- Hubs: WTB Grease Guard
- Front tire: Specialized Ground Control, 26x1.95in
- Rear tire: Specialized Ground Control, 26x1.95in
- Saddle: Cinelli Unicanitor
- Seatpost: TD Fixed Angle
- Pedals: Suntour XC Compe w/ WTB Toe Flips
- Weight: 13.11kg (28.90lb, complete, as pictured)
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