Originally Posted by
T-Mar
The serial number indicates that it was manufactured during the 1983 calendar year but the sequential number is so high that the chances of not being a 1984 model are extremely small. BTW, it was contract manufactured by Miyata of Japan, which is typical for Univega of this era.
Thanks for the info! This is really interesting, and I'm having a blast learning all about and building out this bike. I'll eventually start a thread with photos of this build.