Originally Posted by
Rocket-Sauce
I've always wondered what exactly the Sequoia was? The Allez was the race bike, and the Expedition was the full tourer.
Aside from the Allez and Sequoia, did 3Rensho make any other models? Is there a Konno built Expedition? Sirrus? What about Stumpjumper? Rockhopper?
The Sequoia is what the French Constructeurs called a Sortif, a bike designed for a discerning non racer. The great thing about this machine is that it does everything well.
3Rensho made only the very first Sequoia frames, I don't know how many but it was a small number. When I started working for Specialized in 1982 I redisigned the full bicycle frame offerings, after this the Sequioa bikes were made by Miki. 3Rensho only made Allez frames for Specialized from 1982 onwards.
Jim Merz