Help on ID, old UniVega
09-24-07 | 06:35 PM
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Help on ID, old UniVega
Hi All,
Here are a set of pics for a UniVega I picked up for a commuter. I was wondering if you help me identify the type of Univega it is and it's approximate age.
I think I've included enough photos, if not, I can take more.
Thank you!
John.
Here are a set of pics for a UniVega I picked up for a commuter. I was wondering if you help me identify the type of Univega it is and it's approximate age.
I think I've included enough photos, if not, I can take more.
Thank you!
John.
09-28-07 | 07:10 AM
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Hello John, whoa, you have the cool anodised everything Galli components!
If I remember correctly, they made stuff between the 1970s to late 1980s.
You need to shine that baby up!
Perhaps T-Mar can give you a hand with the dating on the bike?
Welcome to Bike Forums, too!
East Hill
If I remember correctly, they made stuff between the 1970s to late 1980s.
You need to shine that baby up!
Perhaps T-Mar can give you a hand with the dating on the bike?
Welcome to Bike Forums, too!
East Hill
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09-29-07 | 12:41 PM
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I can't say that I've ever seen one with Galli components. And I can't quite make out the serial number in the pic. However, if you can post the serial number, I should be able to tell you the year, provided it is a Miyata manufactured frame.
Galli did not offer derailleurs until 1976, so assuming they are original, it is no earlier than that. Univega typically used Japanese components but I suspect this is from that crossover period from Italvega to Univega, when the production was shifting from Italy to Japan. My guess is very late 1970s and a mid-range model on the basis of an integrated derailleur hanger, but no braze-ons and non-recessed brake bolts. Knowing the seat post diameter will also help in determing the level of the frame.
Galli did not offer derailleurs until 1976, so assuming they are original, it is no earlier than that. Univega typically used Japanese components but I suspect this is from that crossover period from Italvega to Univega, when the production was shifting from Italy to Japan. My guess is very late 1970s and a mid-range model on the basis of an integrated derailleur hanger, but no braze-ons and non-recessed brake bolts. Knowing the seat post diameter will also help in determing the level of the frame.
