My youngest goes to college this fall and in Canada (and presumably elsewhere) at the start of the college and university season motor vehicle and bike thefts abound. I was building up a pink Fiore 12 speed for him, figuring that it was rough enough that it wouldn't catch the eye of a thief. I got talking to a fellow who wanted the Fiore desperately and now (N-1 +1 = N). I have a Terry bike, that doesn't fit anyone in my household...
Anyway. I once thought all Terry bikes were 700c/24in but recently saw a 700/700 bike. That bike owner said it was a hand made frame (custom frame?) and since that was the extent of my Terry knowledge I assumed all Terry bikes were made in the USA by Terry, in her shop. Owner presented this one as a Classic 14 speed bike and while I believed that the Classic was a 14 speed I questioned if it was a real Terry. Having recently encountered an MKM faked to appear to be a Pogliaghi I was a little puck shy. This bike had
Terry and
Classic painted on it and yet the stickers said "
Made in Japan", it had drop bars and the only online photos I had seen of the Classic model showed a flat bar bike (I know bars can be switched) but, when presented with the bike, I said, it's a nice bike but it's not a Terry - and got it for a reduced price. Since then I found reference to Terry having frames made in Japan at one point and even if it isn't a Terry it's still a nice bike.
Serial is S8B5689
Made in Japan sticker that confused me
Brakes are Royal Compe 2 (unsure of levers which have a stylized letter
A)
Cranks are Deore triple
RD and FD are Deore
Headset is Falcon (haven't checked the BB yet)
Lugs seems neat and clean
Frame is tagged Tange 1 double butted tubes but forks are simply marked Tange.
So, is it a Terry? - I can always email her and find out if no one here knows.
If it is a Terry does anyone know what the original specs were (does anyone have a catalog I can reference)? Just wondering what has been switched out.
Lastly, who made it??