Univega Gran Rally - year?
11-14-22, 05:57 PM
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Univega Gran Rally - year?
Anyone recognize this one? year? tubing? fork?
11-14-22, 06:12 PM
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many/most of these were done by Miyata
this example looks relatively early; at a glance would guess ~1977
the cycle's fittings will be marked with date codes
there is a decoder guide here -
Date of Manufacture of Bicycle Components can be used to date a bike: component dating
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many/most of these were done by Miyata
this example looks relatively early; at a glance would guess ~1977
the cycle's fittings will be marked with date codes
there is a decoder guide here -
Date of Manufacture of Bicycle Components can be used to date a bike: component dating
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11-14-22, 07:00 PM
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I don't have the bike, just the pics, was trying to get info so I could decide if I want to grab it.
I was also guessing it was an earlier model. There seem to be big gaps in available Univega catalog years that I have been able to find?
from the Univegacatalogs wordpress site, seem close, but no years given:
blue not offered as color
specs for bike above:
Fork looks wrong on this one (but right on Turismo?) but does have "Silver Blue" as color option
I was also guessing it was an earlier model. There seem to be big gaps in available Univega catalog years that I have been able to find?
from the Univegacatalogs wordpress site, seem close, but no years given:
blue not offered as color
specs for bike above:
Fork looks wrong on this one (but right on Turismo?) but does have "Silver Blue" as color option
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11-14-22, 07:22 PM
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If it's even in passable shape, it's worth grabbing. Even the low-end Univegas were pretty decent...not that I'm saying this one is or anything.
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11-15-22, 02:16 AM
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I don't have the bike, just the pics, was trying to get info so I could decide if I want to grab it.
I was also guessing it was an earlier model. There seem to be big gaps in available Univega catalog years that I have been able to find?
from the Univegacatalogs wordpress site, seem close, but no years given:
blue not offered as color
specs for bike above:
Fork looks wrong on this one (but right on Turismo?) but does have "Silver Blue" as color option
I was also guessing it was an earlier model. There seem to be big gaps in available Univega catalog years that I have been able to find?
from the Univegacatalogs wordpress site, seem close, but no years given:
blue not offered as color
specs for bike above:
Fork looks wrong on this one (but right on Turismo?) but does have "Silver Blue" as color option
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It's definitely late 1970s as the brand did not debut until late 1976 and they had upgraded to brazed-on top tube brake cable tunnels by 1980. In 1977 this model used Tange #10`, a double butted, hi-tensile tubeset. By at least 1980 they had gone to tretubi, double butted CrMo, so that's also a possibility. Regardless, whichever it is, you're looking at a hi-tensile fork and stays. If the seller will provide the seat post diameter, we can determine the tubeset. As previously noted, these were typically manufactured by Miyata, in which case we can determine the year from the serial number.
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