Specialized Expedition
08-04-06 | 05:10 PM
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Specialized Expedition
I just scored a Specialized Expedition off of craigslist.org:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericphi...s/specialized/
I don't know much about it, other than what I can see. It weighs about 22 lbs, and has a roughly 34.5" standover height. (Fits me fine.) Triple crank on front. Presta adapters on the wheels.
Several specific questions:
- Are those cantilever or V-brakes?
- What is the cable going through the down tube, starting near the shifters and coming out of the bottom bracket?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericphi...s/specialized/
I don't know much about it, other than what I can see. It weighs about 22 lbs, and has a roughly 34.5" standover height. (Fits me fine.) Triple crank on front. Presta adapters on the wheels.
Several specific questions:
- Are those cantilever or V-brakes?
- What is the cable going through the down tube, starting near the shifters and coming out of the bottom bracket?
08-04-06 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Fred Smedley
I believe the Expedition is made by Miyata and is the 1000 touring model. Search for that in the Vintage forum for more info. Great bikes!
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08-04-06 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by twahl
That "S" on the head tube says otherwise. The Specialized Expedition has morphed into a "comfort bike" now though. Looks like a cool ride to me.
08-04-06 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Fred Smedley
I believe the Expedition is made by Miyata and is the 1000 touring model. Search for that in the Vintage forum for more info. Great bikes!
08-05-06 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by CastIron
Those are canti's.
The internal electrical wire might be for a cadence sensor.
Run this through the mechanics' forum and maybe Sheldon will pop out of his genie lamp and tell you for certain.
The internal electrical wire might be for a cadence sensor.
Run this through the mechanics' forum and maybe Sheldon will pop out of his genie lamp and tell you for certain.
That's a Specialized Expedition, a GREAT touring bike. It's super-desirable. The parts are mostly dated, but the frame is comparable to someting you would pay $1500 for (just the frame) nowadays.
The cantis are classic wide profile Deore XTs, possibly the best cantis ever made.
The funky aero shift levers suggest 1983 or thereabouts.
The Sugino AT is believed by many to be the finest touring crankset ever, and I won't disagree.
The wiring is to connect a bottom bracket mounted generator up to a headlight. This is common on super-high-end touring frames.
See also https://sheldonbrown.com/japan
It is definitely worth upgrading with modern wheels and shift stuff.
Originally Posted by Altinos
It was a steal at $75 too
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08-05-06 | 03:35 PM
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I'm floored. I thought it was merely a good deal, and you're telling me it's a great deal. 
Originally Posted by Sheldon Brown
Shazam!!
That's a Specialized Expedition, a GREAT touring bike. It's super-desirable. The parts are mostly dated, but the frame is comparable to someting you would pay $1500 for (just the frame) nowadays.
The cantis are classic wide profile Deore XTs, possibly the best cantis ever made.
The funky aero shift levers suggest 1983 or thereabouts.
The Sugino AT is believed by many to be the finest touring crankset ever, and I won't disagree.
The wiring is to connect a bottom bracket mounted generator up to a headlight. This is common on super-high-end touring frames.
See also https://sheldonbrown.com/japan
It is definitely worth upgrading with modern wheels and shift stuff.
Easily worth ten times that!
Sheldon "A Treasure!" Brown
That's a Specialized Expedition, a GREAT touring bike. It's super-desirable. The parts are mostly dated, but the frame is comparable to someting you would pay $1500 for (just the frame) nowadays.
The cantis are classic wide profile Deore XTs, possibly the best cantis ever made.
The funky aero shift levers suggest 1983 or thereabouts.
The Sugino AT is believed by many to be the finest touring crankset ever, and I won't disagree.
The wiring is to connect a bottom bracket mounted generator up to a headlight. This is common on super-high-end touring frames.
See also https://sheldonbrown.com/japan
It is definitely worth upgrading with modern wheels and shift stuff.
Easily worth ten times that!
Sheldon "A Treasure!" Brown
Code:
+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours | | of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills | | and coast down them. | | Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a | | motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have | | no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven | | through as you gain by riding a bicycle. | | -- Ernest Hemingway, By-Line | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
08-07-06 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Altinos
Thanks! It was a steal at $75 too.
