I'm losing my free offsite storage soon, so I need to free up some hooks here at home. Up on the block here is an '83/'84 Specialized Sequoia frameset, $275 shipped via BikeFlights to the lower 48. Structurally solid, looks to have relatively low mileage but has some paint issues from sweat/storage. I built it up and rode it briefly, it rides nicely and fits me well, but as much as I'd like to keep the epitome of production sport-touring design & construction, I have too much other stuff and this puppy didn't make the cut.
I not sure how to crack the ser# code: M3D01049 I think means 4/83 production, so probably a late '83 or early '84 model-year frame. Don't know if this was still a Miyata build. Specs are: '83/'84 Specialized Sequoia, ser#M3D01 049 (Miyata? 4/83); Spec'l Touring Cro-Moly tubing ST 74.5-deg, HT 72.5-deg ST 60.0cm c-c, 61.0cm c-t TT: 57.5cm c-c Chainstay: 43.0cm, wheelbase 104.5cm BB drop 73mm; standover 86.0cm/33.8" Rear spacing 126mm; Shimano ES horizontal drops w/single eyelets Seatpost dia: 26.8mm Calipers: std/long-reach, nutted Paint overall is pretty good, but there are problem spots: spiderwebbing below the downtube and seat tube bottle cage mounts, below the shift lever mount and behind the front top tube brake housing guide. Should respond well to some oxalic acid or your rust remover of choice, with some post-treatment touchup. I removed the paint behind the top tube guide to make sure it was just surface rust. There's also a long scrape on the seat tube, and some chipping on the underside of the right seatstay cap (maybe from a stand clamp? hard to figure that one...). There's also some chrome pitting on the driveside chainstay. Definitely good bones on this one, and if you're not super fussy it can be built and happily ridden as is. Or make it pretty. Coupla pix attached, more viewable at my flickr album. I do have closeups of the paint issues, so there should be no surprises. https://flic.kr/s/aHsk4wp4gu Happy to answer questions. Paul Brodek Hillsdale, NJ USA [IMG]https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2945/15416667035_2d9e57c837_k.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3929/15229974880_19c23baf80_k.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3927/15393616156_0cb16f4e0b_k.jpg[/IMG] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
