bikemeister2000":v5rd3p5w said:There is no boss on the seat stay mono-spar because we didn't put one on
V-brakes were replacing cantis at this time.
bikemeister2000":317mhjy9 said:My money would be on 1998 at the earliest as that was the year that Shimano introduced V-Brakes on Deore XT.
drystonepaul":1baw30jn said:bikemeister2000":1baw30jn said:My money would be on 1998 at the earliest as that was the year that Shimano introduced V-Brakes on Deore XT.
There's a few lovely looking RSP titanium bikes turning up at the moment.
However XT V-brakes were actually released towards the end of 1996 which pushes the date back a little.