Bikewright Workshop Project-UNIVEGA Alpina Sport | The Starting Point
A couple of weeks ago one of our local riders aka Dirt had posted on the local forum that he had some parts that he was selling. A couple of days later he posted that he also had a free Univega frame. I was lucky enough to get my hands on it.
I had a friend that I use to ride with back in the mid to late '90s named Mark Winbourne. He had a Univega and he could ride like butter. So I was looking forward to doing something with this frame. What I was going to do with it I had no idea.
About a week later, one of the guys in my unit said he wanted to start commuting to work but needed a better bike. I told him that I had the frame for him. So this is going to be a commuter bike project.
Looking around the Bikewright Command Center aka garage I found that I had a lot of old parts that would work well for this project.
Univega Alpina Sport
I did a little research on the bike and found that I think it is a 1993 and sold for around $525. There is not a lot on the retro/vintage bike sites on Univegas other than "we need to see more Univegas".
It looks as if this bike will sport some type of LX package on it. The wheels I have are an old set of Specialized Z-21 26X 1.50 rims with Deore LX HB-M563 hubs. I hope a little truing is all it will take to keep them rolling for many more miles. I also have a NOS LX crank, a Ritchey ProLite bar, and 800 X-Ray Grip Shifters.
The frame is in great shape with the normal paint wear and just will need a good cleaning and wax. I have been thinking about treating the inside of the frame but I don't think this is going to be an all-weather commuter.
So let's see how far I get with this thing over the weekend.
I had a friend that I use to ride with back in the mid to late '90s named Mark Winbourne. He had a Univega and he could ride like butter. So I was looking forward to doing something with this frame. What I was going to do with it I had no idea.
About a week later, one of the guys in my unit said he wanted to start commuting to work but needed a better bike. I told him that I had the frame for him. So this is going to be a commuter bike project.
Looking around the Bikewright Command Center aka garage I found that I had a lot of old parts that would work well for this project.
Univega Alpina Sport
I did a little research on the bike and found that I think it is a 1993 and sold for around $525. There is not a lot on the retro/vintage bike sites on Univegas other than "we need to see more Univegas".
It looks as if this bike will sport some type of LX package on it. The wheels I have are an old set of Specialized Z-21 26X 1.50 rims with Deore LX HB-M563 hubs. I hope a little truing is all it will take to keep them rolling for many more miles. I also have a NOS LX crank, a Ritchey ProLite bar, and 800 X-Ray Grip Shifters.
The frame is in great shape with the normal paint wear and just will need a good cleaning and wax. I have been thinking about treating the inside of the frame but I don't think this is going to be an all-weather commuter.
So let's see how far I get with this thing over the weekend.
Comments
They were decent to high quality bikes at the time, made in Japan.
Looks like a fun project. Looking forward to your posts with the progress.
Dakota
The project ended up with a guy in my unit and is locked to the stairwell in the building as of a week ago.
I told him when he does not want the bike anymore I would buy it back from him!