Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 10
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From: Baghdad by the Bay
Bikes: 8 Expeditions, Trek 720, Trek 620, 2 Miyata 1000s, Heron, '93 XO-1, DeRosa, Easy Racer, Greenspeed GTO, P-38, Vision R-50, '83 Stumpjumper, Merlin mtn, Klein Mantra Comp, Fuji America, Atlantis, Rivendell Road, MB-1, '80 Trek 738 w/Nuovo Record
My Sequoia and what it has...since I can't edit my post...
Correctamundo! I now own the Sequoia sold in April on heaveBay. It's taking up residence with the "Queen of the Fleet" Expedition and the Allez. Is it a 3Rensho? Don't know, don't care...it's simply a great bike.
But it does have chromed Shimano dropouts front and rear, a Neenan decal on the non-drivetrain chainstay, the old-style Specialized decal on the downtube and a Sequoia decal on the drivetrain side of the top tube. No serial number on the bottom bracket, but it's size, 60 ( "Yesssssssssss! " ), is stamped in off to the side of the brazed-on cable guides, and guess what? The fork is fully chromed.
What it also has is something I've never seen before. On the inside fork crown points, there are cut-outs in the shape of hearts, and in the middle of the hearts, there are holes, presumably for ventilation when the fork was soldered. I've never seen vent holes in that location. Two of my Expeditions, "K" serial numbers and No braze-ons for downtube shifter, have the hearts but not the weep holes.