Originally Posted by
steve25
In the spring of 1976 I bought a silver with a brown seat, Sekai Competition. A freind had bought a black one. I put alot of miles on it for a few years and then it sat several years. I gave it away and l got it back in 2010. It is sanded down and completely apart. I had to find a few old pieces, but I think other than the decals I have everything now. Serial # is 76B91533
Can anyone tell me anything about this bicycle? I knew nothing about it whenI bought it and little more now
Circa 1976, the Competition (model 2500) was the top end Sekai bicycle, though they did offer the even higher Superlite (model 5000) and Criterium (model 4000) as framesets. The Competition used a butted hi-tensile tubeset and was a lower mid-range model for the day. It sold for about $200 US. For 1977 the 2500 was redesignated the Gran Tour and was demoted to 2nd standing in the bicycle line with the introduction of the Professional.