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02-17-24, 06:48 PM
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Georgena Terry Agrees with your assessment
Thank-you for posting the Sekai serial number and the very interesting comments from Georgena Terry.
Here are my comments on the serial number. Norco and the Fiori brands had several models of bicycles with serial numbers that began with the letter "K", so I am not suprised to see a Sekai model with the same format of serial number. I think that you have determined the correct date of frame manufacture as 1987.
The comments that you have so graciously provided from Georgena Terry have prompted me to do some research.
If your Sekai was manufactured to be a Terry Presision bicycle in 1987/1988, then which Terry model would it be?
For those years and manufactured in Japan I am thinking the Despatch or Symmetry models.
The "K" serial number is not consistent with any Terry models that I have seen, including Despatch and Symmetry models.
The Sekai Lady Sport frame is Tange Infinity, while Terry models from Japan tended to be Tange 1 or Tange 2. Later frames of the Symmetry model were Tange Infinity.
The Sekai Lady Sport fork crown and dropouts are different from the Terry models.
The Sekai Lady Sport seat stay does not have brazeons for rear rack mounting which Terry models have.
In short, I think the Sekai Lady Sport was a Norco designed frame made in Japan by the Japanese manufacturer that Norco had contracted.
Although the Sekai Lady Sport frame and features are similar to Terry models, there are too many things that point to this frame not being for Terry Precision.
I am skeptical that this frame was originally intended to be a Terry branded bicycle.
The Sekai Lady Sport is still a very nice piece of work.
Here are my comments on the serial number. Norco and the Fiori brands had several models of bicycles with serial numbers that began with the letter "K", so I am not suprised to see a Sekai model with the same format of serial number. I think that you have determined the correct date of frame manufacture as 1987.
The comments that you have so graciously provided from Georgena Terry have prompted me to do some research.
If your Sekai was manufactured to be a Terry Presision bicycle in 1987/1988, then which Terry model would it be?
For those years and manufactured in Japan I am thinking the Despatch or Symmetry models.
The "K" serial number is not consistent with any Terry models that I have seen, including Despatch and Symmetry models.
The Sekai Lady Sport frame is Tange Infinity, while Terry models from Japan tended to be Tange 1 or Tange 2. Later frames of the Symmetry model were Tange Infinity.
The Sekai Lady Sport fork crown and dropouts are different from the Terry models.
The Sekai Lady Sport seat stay does not have brazeons for rear rack mounting which Terry models have.
In short, I think the Sekai Lady Sport was a Norco designed frame made in Japan by the Japanese manufacturer that Norco had contracted.
Although the Sekai Lady Sport frame and features are similar to Terry models, there are too many things that point to this frame not being for Terry Precision.
I am skeptical that this frame was originally intended to be a Terry branded bicycle.
The Sekai Lady Sport is still a very nice piece of work.
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02-19-24, 01:13 PM
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Here's a frame I picked up last year but haven't done anything with it yet. Not much of a mystery to its identification as I'm pretty sure it's a 1976 Sekai Competition, which if I recall correctly wasn't really a race bike, but more of a sport tourer style of bike. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
The seller said he thought that the fork had taken a shunt at some point, which upon examination looks possible. What do you experts say? Crash damage or minor manufacturing flaw? If it is destroyed, it would be a shame really as the fork still has this cool SKV decal on both legs. The frame itself doesn't seem to shown any signs of damage and is pretty well preserved, and as a bonus seems to have originated from the famed Yellow Jersey bike shop. I wonder if they have any Sekai forks in stock?
Anyways, thought I'd post here to add another to the database. Let me know what you crash damage experts think of the fork.
And a few of the fork in question:
The seller said he thought that the fork had taken a shunt at some point, which upon examination looks possible. What do you experts say? Crash damage or minor manufacturing flaw? If it is destroyed, it would be a shame really as the fork still has this cool SKV decal on both legs. The frame itself doesn't seem to shown any signs of damage and is pretty well preserved, and as a bonus seems to have originated from the famed Yellow Jersey bike shop. I wonder if they have any Sekai forks in stock?
Anyways, thought I'd post here to add another to the database. Let me know what you crash damage experts think of the fork.
And a few of the fork in question:
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04-26-24, 03:19 PM
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There's one on ebay right now for the princely asking price of $2,500.
Old School BMX SEKAI F/F 20''made in japan 1983 | eBay
Old School BMX SEKAI F/F 20''made in japan 1983 | eBay
04-26-24, 03:22 PM
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04-26-24, 03:58 PM
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