Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
RE: Trek 720 vs Specialized Expedition vs Miyata 1000
I actually have some pretty direct experience since I worked for a Trek and Specialized dealer in the early 80s and owned the Univega branded version of the Miyata 1000*. I've ridden, assembled, sold and worked on all of them, for all practical purposes.
The 720 was the most expensive and generally thought of as the grail production touring bike at the time.
The Expedition, was as best as I can recall, a slight notch down from these two above bikes in price.
Wasn't it you who said something to the effect of 'we sold 10 Expeditions and 5 Miyata 1000s to 1 Trek 720?'
Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
The Sequoia was the traditional touring bike.
Wouldn't you consider the Sequioa more 'sport touring' with the short(er) wheelbase, Superbe side pulls and more race oriented components with a triple?
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Last edited by The Golden Boy; 05-13-20 at 08:08 AM.