![]() ![]() Dia Compe levers (161G?) with the slide-out release to open the brakes to take the wheels off (a great feature!!). (Back when 'year' was only just on the verge of being a marketing gimmick for cycles.) The cantilevers are dated '1283', so this must've been a very late year production bike and probably sold in spring '84. Dia Compe 981 cantilever brakes, DC pads. SR ' randnner' ( Randonneur) handlebars (WR-420?), about 42cm width at ends ( why are there so many weird corruptions of this word on Japanese bars? Nitto too, and their ridiculous 'raundoneur' - cripes, I bought a pair of their 135 bars in 2005 and again in 2018 and they still misspell it! Reflects poorly on their ability to just call France or look in a French book or catalog to see how to spell it! (Or maybe retool the 1982, & 83 SR catalogs spell it right.) SR CT-P6C seatpost - the kind with the steel upper swivel parts and a fluted shaft (flutes in gray) ![]() SunTour aluminum spokeguard ( dork disc) Original tires (little wear!), skinwall, marked ' Univega grand touring 90lbs/360gr 27x1 1/4 NYLON BELTED TIRE' Araya 27x1.25 rims possibly model 16A(3) or (5), Schrader valve 14-28 rear freewheel, 5-speed SunTour Pro-Compe gold Crank bolt covers chromed plastic, marked 'Univega cotterless' the parts of the derailleur cables that are housed have the SunTour 'coiled metal' housings like included with bar-cons ![]() SunTour LD-_ down tube shifters, clamp-on SunTour Mountech f&r derailleurs (both with ZH date codes, meaning August, 1983) To design, specify, and import bicycles initially manufactured in Italy by Italvega, and subsequently in Japan by Miyata. Univega Serial Number Year Guide Rating: 3,7/5 6508 reviews Univega is a brand of bicycles, created during the bike boom of the 1970s by Ben Lawee (1926–2002), 1 who founded Lawee Inc. ![]() I also enjoy showcasing my work for all to see. Of GT: If the bike frame was manufactured at the Santa Ana CA facility. Again, thank you for the expertise, and helpful data. My understanding is that 'P' in Frame Serial Number corresponds to Manufacturing Year Code for 1987, and so I will now be checking catalogs for Model Year(s) 19, to see if there are similar component-set bikes, sold under either Miyata or Univega brands. By the 500-600 range somewhere begin the 1975's. First production bike was serial number 100. ![]()
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