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tjwarren 03-23-10 10:43 AM

Help me identify this repainted Fuji!
 
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Hello, all. I have a bike that's been repainted, and I'm trying to figure out what the frame is. It has a Fuji headbadge and fork, but there are no other decals or branding.

The complete bike as pictured weighs about 26 pounds. The seatpost diameter (measured at the widest point with calipers; is that how I should measure it?) is 27.5 mm. Both rear drop-outs are stamped "SUNTOUR". Both front drop-outs are recessed to hold a washer. Whoever painted it marked it "PAINT BY WEILER" (not that it matters, but I figured I'd mention it).


Any thoughts?

Let me know if you need a photo of anything else.


Thank you!

cb400bill 03-23-10 11:30 AM

Serial number is FK503101.

Frame built in Nov 1985 as a 1986 model year bike.

Per T-Mar:

SERIAL NUMBERS 1980-1987*:

Serial number format WXYZZZZZ where;

W = a letter, presumably indicating a Fuji facility or contractor. To date, samples have included F, I , J, K & S.
X = a letter, indicating the calendar month of manufacturer (A = January, B = February, C = March, etc)
Y = a number, indicating the last digit of the calendar year of manufacture (0 = 1980, 1 = 1981, 2 = 1982, etc.)
ZZZZZ = a five digit number sequence, probably indicating frame number during month

Example: FB125349 indicates the 25,349th frame manufactured during February 1981.

tugrul 03-23-10 12:15 PM

1986 Sagres then? LePree derailleur, down tube bosses, aero levers, but symmetric chain ring arches and none of the blackness on the Del Ray components. Fork's missing the slope, so that's not original.

tjwarren 03-23-10 01:42 PM

tugrul --

from the description, it doesn't look like the Sagres had a "pump peg" (or whatever it's called) on the headtube.

tugrul 03-23-10 01:44 PM

That little nub underneath the top tube? You can barely make it out underneath the handlebar in the catalog photo (right click and view image to see the full resolution).

tjwarren 03-23-10 01:56 PM

ah, ok, I see what you're talking about. I didn't see it listed in the "Special Features" section (and it seems to be listed as a feature on other bikes).

tjwarren 03-23-10 02:06 PM

These photos of an '86 Fuji Sagres look pretty darn similar to mine.


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