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- Bike Forums - View Single Post - Miyata 512, 712, 912: Whats the . . .
Miyata 512, 712, 912: What's the difference? I just recently picked up my first ride after about 10 years of not biking: a 1988 Miyata 512 for $275 (listed at $350, offered $250, probably overpriced a bit but this market climate and my locale, etc, etc) Amidst the reading-up I was doing before purchasing it I obviously saw the 712 and the 912
- Bike Forums - Old (ish) Schwinn Woodlands year identification?
The 2nd alpha character was the year indicator, with Z designating 1986 So, this should be a 1986 model or a 1987 model manufactured in late 1986 Given the similarity to the 1988 model, I'm leaning towards the latter Are their extant 1987 Schwinn ATB City catalogues to confirm?
- Bike Forums - 88 Voyaguer - Who Built the Frame, Panasonic or Other?
Regarding the 1988 Voyageur country of origin, I found this flickr page featuring a 1989 Voyageur The owner states that Richard Schwinn (who managed the Greenville plant in the late eighties until it closed in 1991) said the '89 was built in Greenville
- Bike Forums - Peugeot HLE tubing: What exactly is it?
I've got a 1988 Peugeot Versailles with an HLE frame and its weight is 27lbs HLE is entry level steel- manganese alloy
- Bike Forums - The Official Vintage Bicycle Manufacturer Catalog List w . . .
- - The Official Vintage Bicycle Manufacturer Catalog List w Links (https: www bikeforums net classic-vintage 1221696-official-vintage-bicycle-manufacturer-catalog
- Bike Forums - Tell me about this Lotus Excelle
The Excelle existed from 1980 to 1988-ish and Lotus liked to brag that it was their best selling model By 1987 Lotus had perfected the balance of performance and price and offered the Excelle to the masses that wanted a "better" bike, but at a great price
- Bike Forums - Early 80s Univega Gran Premio
I bought my 84 or 86 Gran Premio for 175 Put roughly 100 into it and sold it for 450 a half a year later I regret selling it now It was one of the cleanest vintage rides I has ever came across Not to mention the SunTour Cyclone parts were awesome It fit me great, but I needed to make rent at the time so it had to go
- Bike Forums - Peugeot Montreal Express
The subject bicycle is a 1989 model, 2nd from the bottom of Peugeot's ATB line The frame is hi-tensile steel with CrMo only in a single tube Derailleurs are entry level Shimano Light Action The bicycle is very dirty with a fairly heavily scarred frame The chain has several stiff links and it appears to need new tyres and pedals A complete overhaul will be required On the plus side, it
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