Originally Posted by
kynikos
Hello fellow San Diegan! I did indeed purchase this off of our local forums, from Mark P. I believe he purchased it at Velo Cult originally, before they left us
. I must have missed your post, but thanks for the information. While the serial number seems to be pretty similar, I haven't been able to find a model that looks like this. It's strange that there are only one set of rack/fender mounts on the rear dropouts, but two sets on the front. Although I am certainly no expert, I'm leaning toward the fork being original as the steel/lugs seem to match the rest of the frame, and the canti bosses are the same as on the rear (three pinholes on outside, see photo from seller below with different brakes):
Hello and welcome!
I forgot about those unique canti bosses! I actually have an 85 Univega Metroprix mixte which has those too. That's a similar frame in style since it has front and rear rack mounts and cantilever bosses. Mine has forged rear dropouts with adjuster screws and double rack/fender mounts though. Based on the decals, it was actually made in Taiwan instead of Japan, so that one wasn't made by Miyata.
I just checked and it has the same format serial number, like M5-A3333. Based on this and the use of the same canti mounts, I might guess it's an 86 taiwanese-built Univega. That would explain why the VC guys thought it was a miyata frame if they had it before it was repainted and assumed miyata built it for univega.
Anybody know which Univegas from 86 were built in Taiwan? Or who they were built by?