Bikedued

My SR Maxima. Man was it ever gorgeous. I bought it as a bare frame, and outfitted it with 1984 Shimano (non grey anodized) If it was 3 cm smaller, I would still own it.
The person who bought it was quite happy. Tange #2 frame and fork, Suntour Pro dropouts, low profile lugs, Chromed right chainstay. Beautiful build quality, with paint to match. It rode
like a million bucks, but so big I could barely stand over it, hehe.,,,,BD

cudak888 

What IS IT with newbies dragging up this thread every 5 months?

-Kurt

Bikedued

It seems to be the rate at which they're found? Just a theory....,,,,BD

illwafer

stem shifters too!!!

sr professional.

ZippyThePinhead

I noticed in the first photo, you had downtube shifters, and later it looks like you switched them out and put some cable fixtures on the bosses. May I ask, what brand of fixtures are those? Sorry, I don't know the proper name for the parts. Too, did you have to do anything to the bosses?

Coupla these SRs on eBay now: LA area, and Great White North...

Bikedued

Actually those were on the frame when I got it, I took them off to install the DT shifters.,,,,BD


And Shimano, for the brand... They're made for mounting to bosses, for putting brifters on DT shifter bikes. No mods needed...

oregoncurtis

I found an "alpine sport" on CL that I'm probably gonna go take a look at. I just wanted to see what features I should look for to try to identify the brand/model. It seems like the SR's had mainly shimano components. Anything else?

Thumpic

sorry to beat on an old thread but I found an SR....

I am going to look at this bike and wanted your opinions. I did some research on BF and it appears it may not be a junk bike. The owner is asking $40, but I'll hope my shrewd bargaining skills will prevail about 1/2 that.....

https://s246.photobucket.com/albums/g...pine%20Tourer/

Thanks in advance

illwafer

that bike is in rough shape. if you are handy, it might be worth 40. if not, i would pass.

Thumpic

I passed.....rusted hi-ten frame...needed everything....worth maybe $20 for parts..she turned it down......

cudak888 

-Kurt

vitour

Hi! Sorry for not let this tread die peacefully, but I got one SR Pro Racing frame, New Old Stock, this year, 2010 in Brazil... anyone knows more about components used in that time? (I heard about old Dura Ace, but what about saddle, stem, handlebars, wheels and tires)...

cjharrison

I also have Pro Racing SR. You are the first I have heard of with a Pro, though I have seen several Semi-Pro. I bought the frame with only the headset. My frame appeared to have been built up but never ridden so I suspect the headset is part of original build. It is a Tange Ritzy Alloy headset. The frame is Champion No. 2 and very nice, though the decals were put on with no clear coat paint so a little rough around the edges. The rear dropout is Shimano EF. The front dropout is Tange. The blue & silver paint and decals prove that the bike came this way with the builder apparently buying a general fork assembly from Tange. I would guess the frame is from the mid-eighties. I built it up with dura-ace and it rides great. Nothing more to offer except I am convinced there is no relationship between SR bicycle frames and the Sakae Ringyo components. Most people understandably assume they are the same company. I am, by the way, in Tennessee in the United States.

vanergy

I have a "semi-pro touring". Only the handle bars and stem are original. It got me across the usa in '85 and from alaska to oregon in '90. It's a beautiful metalic powder blue - about the shade of a schwinn super sport I once had, but metalic.

Old threads never die. They just get a little fraid.

Jeff Wills

Not gonna happen...

bikekid

i have a SR road bike that i know nothing about in terms of what its worth and what model it is how can i determin those things?

kroozer 

I've read in a couple places, from people who sounded quite authoritative, that SR bikes had nothing to do with SR components.

bikekid

then how do i determine what parts i have in the bike? it has a serial number is there like a data base i can run it through?

Chris_in_Miami

Wow, that's awesome! Where does one encounter such authoritative individuals?

No idea how to respond to the most recent addition to this thread, but I was tempted by a very nice SR Aero at a flea market a few weeks ago. Quite a nice deal at $125 with the full 600 AX group, but it was too big for me and I'd recently sworn a no-bike-flipping oath...

that_guy_zach

I would rather people bumper a old thread than make a new one.

cudak888 

Welcome to what appears to be the sole sanctuary for SR bicycle information on the internet.

^
That comment alone will have Google indexing this page forever. Where's my devil smiley?

-Kurt

Bike Cottage

I have a SR Semi-pro Aero and it's in great shape. I'll be building it up somewhere down the road and I'll be sure to resurrect this thread when the time comes. I love good zombie thread.

Chris_in_Miami

Hmm, I wonder if it's the one I saw at the flea market? Did you pick it up recently?

T-Mar

Welcome to the forum. There are two basic approachs to determining your model:

1. A good overall picture, taken from the drive side. Also include detail picturess of the tubing decal (if any) and all the major components (crankset, brakes, derailleurs).

2. List the brand and models of all the major components and the tubeset.

In addition to allowing us to determine the level of the bicycle, pictures have the advantage of allowing us to determine the cosmetic condition and to a lesser degree, the mechanical condition, both of which are critical in establishing the value. The third major factor in value is knowing where you live, as market conditions vary substantially.

As for the serial number, SR were contract manufactured. I know of a least three different manufacturers. If you post the serial number, I may be able to tell you who made it and when. If not, most of the components should have date codes which you can decypher using the information on the components page of the Vintage-Trek website.

Bike Cottage

Hey Chris, I did get this recently but it was from a private owner. He had a couple of Raleigh Carltons I was buying and showed up with it in the truck as well. It was interesting enough so I expanded our deal to include it. It's super light and I think will be a fun rider. It's got a lot of "what the heck is that?" factor so I dig it. Once I get it road worthy I'll resurrect this thread or egads, start a new one haha. Zombie ahoy!