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Here is a newly acquired 1983 Escape Goat I purchased from Derrick (Mr. Toad) on this forum. The serial number is: 031783; so the third 17 inch bicycle made in 1983.
The Escape is in original paint which is a deep metallic blue which I am guessing is their "Concord Blue Metallic" from the 83's order list.
I have decided to keep it mostly "as found" as the bike is pretty much stock; this is based on the 1983 Mountain Goat order list, with the exception of the saddle, tires, grips, and pedals.
The Vetta saddle is slightly later so I am going to go with an Ideale 90 Rebour which appears on another 1983 example on Mombat. These French saddles do not appear on the Goat's price list but the original cranks Lindsay used on these bikes are French; is it possible he or a retailer of Goats offered the Ideale as an upgrade? There are just too many out there with this saddle to be random chance.
Thank you for any insights or comments.
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The Escape is in original paint which is a deep metallic blue which I am guessing is their "Concord Blue Metallic" from the 83's order list.
I have decided to keep it mostly "as found" as the bike is pretty much stock; this is based on the 1983 Mountain Goat order list, with the exception of the saddle, tires, grips, and pedals.
The Vetta saddle is slightly later so I am going to go with an Ideale 90 Rebour which appears on another 1983 example on Mombat. These French saddles do not appear on the Goat's price list but the original cranks Lindsay used on these bikes are French; is it possible he or a retailer of Goats offered the Ideale as an upgrade? There are just too many out there with this saddle to be random chance.
Thank you for any insights or comments.
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