1988 Specialized Sirrus
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1988 Specialized Sirrus
I am flirting with selling this bike, but I am undecided. If the value is low enough, I may just keep it as I downsize my herd to fit it into smaller quarters. I am curious about reasonable prices to ask for it.
This is a 1988 Specialized Sirrus I picked up for very little money relative to its ride quality. The '87-89 Sirrus used the same frame built with unspecified (but probably pretty nice Tange!) tubing as was used in the Allez of the same period; it got a different (and slightly less durable) paint job and 105 parts instead of 600.
Specs - <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->58 cm (c-c); 74x74 angles, 41 cm c-stays, 38 mm rake, 57 mm trail (cataloged specs), built of unnamed (likely Tange Champion) double-butted chromoly main frame w/ chromoly forks and stays; forged crown; 2 sets of bottle bosses; chainstay stop; top tube cable tunnels; chain hanger; pump peg on back of head tube; built in Taiwan by Giant. <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->Shimano 105 brakes w/ aero levers, downtube shifters, derailleurs, cranks w/39/52T alloy rings, hubs; "sealed" Specialized 119 mm bb; Wolber GTX front, Mavic Open CD4 (replacement) rear 32h rims; Strong 27.2 mm seatpost; Selle Italia Mundialita white saddle; Tange Seiki headset; Specialized/Nitto stem & bars; Shimano Uniglide chain; 13-15-17-19-21-23 6-speed Uniglide cassette; Continental Gatorskin 23 mm tires; original-pattern Look pedals. It was the seller's college bike, and had hung in a climate controlled room for 22 years when I acquired it.
Brake and shifter cables and tires are replaced; all bearings cleaned and serviced; pretty much everything ready to go with ONE FLAW - the handlebar is bent on the right side, probably from the bike falling over at some point before I got it. That is currently the only thing I think should be replaced.
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This is a 1988 Specialized Sirrus I picked up for very little money relative to its ride quality. The '87-89 Sirrus used the same frame built with unspecified (but probably pretty nice Tange!) tubing as was used in the Allez of the same period; it got a different (and slightly less durable) paint job and 105 parts instead of 600.
Specs - <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->58 cm (c-c); 74x74 angles, 41 cm c-stays, 38 mm rake, 57 mm trail (cataloged specs), built of unnamed (likely Tange Champion) double-butted chromoly main frame w/ chromoly forks and stays; forged crown; 2 sets of bottle bosses; chainstay stop; top tube cable tunnels; chain hanger; pump peg on back of head tube; built in Taiwan by Giant. <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->Shimano 105 brakes w/ aero levers, downtube shifters, derailleurs, cranks w/39/52T alloy rings, hubs; "sealed" Specialized 119 mm bb; Wolber GTX front, Mavic Open CD4 (replacement) rear 32h rims; Strong 27.2 mm seatpost; Selle Italia Mundialita white saddle; Tange Seiki headset; Specialized/Nitto stem & bars; Shimano Uniglide chain; 13-15-17-19-21-23 6-speed Uniglide cassette; Continental Gatorskin 23 mm tires; original-pattern Look pedals. It was the seller's college bike, and had hung in a climate controlled room for 22 years when I acquired it.
Brake and shifter cables and tires are replaced; all bearings cleaned and serviced; pretty much everything ready to go with ONE FLAW - the handlebar is bent on the right side, probably from the bike falling over at some point before I got it. That is currently the only thing I think should be replaced.
Here are pix -
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I am flirting with selling this bike, but I am undecided. If the value is low enough, I may just keep it as I downsize my herd to fit it into smaller quarters. I am curious about reasonable prices to ask for it.
This is a 1988 Specialized Sirrus I picked up for very little money relative to its ride quality.
This is a 1988 Specialized Sirrus I picked up for very little money relative to its ride quality.
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Nice bike. Love Shimano 105 from that era, very solid. If I were you and could find enough space to keep it, that's what I'd probably do. I doubt you will be happy with what you can currently get for it.
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Not unusual to see a bike like this with an asking price of $300+. Unlikely to sell though. $250 would make me look but then I’d back away once I noticed the paint touch ups, dingy hoods, mismatched tires and bent handlebars. I’m thinking more like $175 +/- $25.