Early 90's Specialized Epic - steel?
11-16-21, 12:40 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Posts: 5,395
Bikes: Too many to list
Mentioned: 36 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1765 Post(s)
Liked 1,124 Times
in
746 Posts
Early 90's Specialized Epic - steel?
This one has been languishing on marketplace for a couple of weeks and it is my size . 600 tri color with dual pivot brakes and DT shifters suggests to me it is between '90 and '92 -- an this is the best pic on there showing the complete bicycle
However - my recollection of the Epic lineup was that it was bonded carbon with aluminum lugs and that the lugged steel bikes were the Allez lineup. Asking price is reasonable but not a giveaway price either ($300 ) and i might be compelled to make a reasonable offer if i could be re-assured that such an animal actually existed
thanks in advance for any input
However - my recollection of the Epic lineup was that it was bonded carbon with aluminum lugs and that the lugged steel bikes were the Allez lineup. Asking price is reasonable but not a giveaway price either ($300 ) and i might be compelled to make a reasonable offer if i could be re-assured that such an animal actually existed
thanks in advance for any input
11-16-21, 02:27 PM
#2
Thrifty Bill
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Mountains of Western NC
Posts: 23,523
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
Mentioned: 96 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1236 Post(s)
Liked 964 Times
in
628 Posts
I'd be checking date codes. Even in 1989, the Epic was lugged carbon. Base offer on what the components are worth to you. They do look clean. Me, I'm more like $200.
I would consider it not being lugged carbon to be a PLUS. Lugged carbon Epic came out in 1988.
I would consider it not being lugged carbon to be a PLUS. Lugged carbon Epic came out in 1988.
Last edited by wrk101; 11-16-21 at 03:16 PM.
Likes For wrk101:
11-16-21, 04:33 PM
#3
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Posts: 5,395
Bikes: Too many to list
Mentioned: 36 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1765 Post(s)
Liked 1,124 Times
in
746 Posts
I've got several 600 tri color build kits i stumbled upon while building out my recent MArin road project --- i dont really need the parts, but My main interest was if this was an upper tier Allez frame for the period that was labelled an Epic, as i have kept a spot open for an Allez for a while now .
Ive seen a couple of Specialized catalog scans on Retrobike and i saw the same thing -- all Epics were lugged carbon. Makes me wonder if this is a unicorn , or possibly something a little older but with updated brakes
11-16-21, 05:07 PM
#4
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Posts: 5,395
Bikes: Too many to list
Mentioned: 36 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1765 Post(s)
Liked 1,124 Times
in
746 Posts
Found a pic of another steel Epic -- somewhat satisfying my curiosity that this isnt some other frameset that somebody just applied some decals to (Nashbar and Performance both used to sell unbadged Ishiwata framesets IIRC --- )
My curiosity is piqued (Edit : I guess if i go look at this one i'll just bring a magnet --- i've looked at all the RetroBike catalogs - which are in German - and there just are not any steel Epics, --- however, there are some solid painted ones that definitely look the part --- Mind bottling )
My curiosity is piqued (Edit : I guess if i go look at this one i'll just bring a magnet --- i've looked at all the RetroBike catalogs - which are in German - and there just are not any steel Epics, --- however, there are some solid painted ones that definitely look the part --- Mind bottling )
Last edited by DMC707; 11-16-21 at 08:01 PM.
11-17-21, 10:24 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Fairplay Co
Posts: 9,512
Bikes: Current 79 Nishiki Custum Sport, Jeunet 620, notable previous bikes P.K. Ripper loop tail, Kawahara Laser Lite, Paramount Track full chrome, Raliegh Internatioanl, Motobecan Super Mirage. 59 Crown royak 3 speed
Mentioned: 26 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 789 Post(s)
Liked 1,739 Times
in
630 Posts
It does look legit for a OS lugged steel Specialized these weren't made very long 87/88 pretty sure they were only made for a year or a so before Specialized switched to Aluminum or Carbon for most models,a lot if not most of the components have been changed.. I would say the price is just OK if you like want can use the iIffy ? bar setup. fi9gure a $100 parts and some work to sort this out if buying,
Last edited by zukahn1; 11-18-21 at 04:00 AM.
