I found one and got it all set up to my liking. On a ride once, somebody
asked if the bike “planed” when it got up to speed. It surprised me that
someone would use a windsurfing description to describe a bike ride. After
that question I was determined to see if it did. What I found was that my
There's a 54 Sequoia frame on the iBOB:
https://groups.google.com/g/internet-bob/c/zN8AhPA-bew
On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 8:33:33 AM UTC-4 JohnS wrote:
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> Hello Erik,
>
> Nice looking Sequoia! I agree, my '82 has a nice ride feel to it as well.
> I did a 60 mile ride this past Saturday on i
Hello Erik,
Nice looking Sequoia! I agree, my '82 has a nice ride feel to it as well. I
did a 60 mile ride this past Saturday on it, very comfortable, fits very
well. You can check the year of your bike by looking at the serial number
stamped on the bottom bracket. Mine starts with M2, indicat
Hey Erik!
Fun to see that old sequoia pop up on here, still got a soft spot in my
heart for that bike! Good memories..
Cheers,
Stephen
On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:04:33 PM UTC-4 Ted Durant wrote:
> On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 11:09:06 PM UTC-4 John Dewey wrote:
>
> Just so y’all know, TD
On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 11:09:06 PM UTC-4 John Dewey wrote:
Just so y’all know, TD is kind of a local legend. He is, after all, one of
Richard Schwinn’s best pals.
Anyone who read Grant's Blahg entry on the closing of Waterford will know
that Richard Schwinn has more best pals than just ab
Yep, Costner rode a red Allez in American Flyers, fun bike movie. I'll have
to torture my family and watch it again some time.
JohnS
On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 7:58:34 AM UTC-4 Ryan wrote:
> My bad...screwed up the colors. Anyway, I do remember being impressed by
> how thoughtfully these bi
My bad...screwed up the colors. Anyway, I do remember being impressed by
how thoughtfully these bikes were designed and equipped, and the fact that
your 82 Sequoia (and no doubt 83 Expedition) is still going strong is a
testament to that.
Other fun fact...I think the team bike on *American Flye
Just so y’all know, TD is kind of a local legend. He is, after all, one of
Richard Schwinn’s best pals. I know this because I’m Richard’s 2nd ‘best
pal’ (🤪). And he rides beautiful bicycles. He even persuaded Richard to
build him the most gorgeous WF with most elegant, low ‘French’ bend you
ever sa
The early 80's Sequoia was the sport/touring model, in the middle between
the road race Allez and the full on touring Expedition. Not sure what color
options were available. I use to own an 83 Expedition in gray/anthracite.
My 82 Sequoia is dark blue. It's not a feather weight, nor is it a tank,
I also suspect they varied tubing sets basis frame size ; something that
Bridgestones also did , if you read their ad copy
On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 12:04:43 PM UTC-5 Ryan wrote:
> I remember *Bicycle Guide* praising those Sequoias for their fine ride
> and careful craftsmanship, but they poi
I remember *Bicycle Guide* praising those Sequoias for their fine ride and
careful craftsmanship, but they pointed out that the bikes weren't
particularly light. Sport-touring? I also remember Specialized having a
full-bore touring bike with all required the braze-ons for fenders/racks 3-
water
Were there different versions of the Sequoia? The one I was familiar with
was a dark metalic grey one, but I think it came in dark blue, too. It wA
a fantastic bike, built by Toyo if I remember correctly. But I thought it
was a full-on touring bike, with heavy tubing, low bottom bracket shall
On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 11:57:41 AM UTC-4 Peter Bridge wrote:
Did your noticeably heavy Sequoia perhaps have heavy wheels or thornproof
tubes or a spring Brooks saddle or some such? I find Sequoias to be
sportingly light.
No, it was the stock parts that came with it. Fairly light wheels
Did your noticeably heavy Sequoia perhaps have heavy wheels or thornproof
tubes or a spring Brooks saddle or some such? I find Sequoias to be
sportingly light.
~pb
On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 9:27:21 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote:
> There have been a couple of mentions of early 80's Sequoias in
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