Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - Specialized Expedition Identification
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rothenfield1
06-08-09, 08:41 PM
I bought this bike at a yard sale....yada, yada, yada...No, really I did. Won't tell the price, unless you really want to know. I've been riding an early 90's Trek steel 730 Multitrack for years; but nothing like the smooth, sweet quality of this bike. Doing a lot of web research to find out more, obsessing more like it. Can't find much info, even though I can tell it is held in high esteem by the steel tourer crow.
Questions: What is the date range. I've seen the photo expose that someone put up for the 83. Is that the first year? I've read that it was designed by Jim Merz, others say Neenan?. But, how can a bike that appears to be a Miyata 1000 with Specialized labels on it, be considered designed by anyone but the Miyata designer?:)
rothenfield1
06-08-09, 10:11 PM
Just set up this photo sharing account if anyone would like to see more pics. Hopefully it will work.
photobucket.com/rothenfield
rothenfield1
06-14-09, 05:44 PM
Got tired of looking at the "1" under responses, so, decided to reply myself. Update: Talked to someone selling an 84 Expedition and got some good info. The braze-on mounted shifters, as opposed to the clamp-on shifters, came out in late 84 according this guy. So he dats my bike as 85-87. Sounds good to me.
rothenfield1
06-14-09, 05:45 PM
www.photobucket.com/rothenfield
Just go to the vintage trek site and look up the component date codes. Seat post and crank arms may have open dating.
cb400bill
06-14-09, 07:40 PM
I'm not crazy about the speedo cable wrapped around the fork but, that is a good looking bike. Enjoy.
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww1/rothenfield/Specialized%20Expedition/P1010328.jpg?t=1245026359
rothenfield1
06-14-09, 11:07 PM
Agreed, came with the bike that way. Only thing I've done is put a saddle on it. Oh, and the bottle cage is mine. I have put Cane Creek hoods on it that Loose Screws said would fit. They don't. Dia Compe hoods don't fit on Superbe. About a quarter inch too big.
rothenfield1
06-14-09, 11:08 PM
I dated it to between 85-87 for a number of reasons. I've decided that's god enough for me. Time to stop fussing over it and just ride it.
TireLever-07
06-16-09, 05:27 PM
Looks very good. Did they come stock with the Sanyo Generator that mounted behind the bottom bracket?I thought it was a nice item,but I don't think they were too popular.
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