Univega Appreciation Society
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Univega Appreciation Society
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:57 am
My baby, a mid 80s SupraSport, entry level, very heavy frame so not quick up hills but it has a wonderful quality to the ride, smooth as and just hums along on the flat.
The front and rear SunTour derailleurs are original, Sugino cranks and Dia-Compe brakes i scavenged off tip bikes and added new Tektro R530 levers (really comfortable hoods). Have changed the seat and post since these pics.
I used stem shifters as i thought they would be easier to use than downtube mounts, only problem was i was standing accelerating away from traffic lights on my commute a few months back and my knee bumped the rear lever, chain dropped off and jammed and i lost balance, hit the deck HARD and lost a fair bit of skin off my shoulder (so don't ride wearing a singlet ok?). Now i make sure to pedal knees out and no worries.
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby Fresh » Sat Jun 25, 2011 5:53 pm
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby Stillson76 » Wed Jun 17, 2015 9:28 am
I know this is a very old post, but thought I would see if anyone was still watching
I just acquired a Univega Conquest from a workmate who was going to throw it out, and want to give it a bit of TLC and get it back on the road. Is there anywhere online I can go to find parts? Not sure what year it is either??
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby elantra » Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:55 am
Online shopping for bits from that era - i would suggest https://www.facebook.com/groups/retrocyclingmarketau/
Also on this forum, viewforum.php?f=25 is the Marketplace, although mostly more modern stuff, there are a few forumites who quite regularly offer really nice retro stuff.
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby ldrcycles » Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:07 am
+1 to that. I've only picked up one Conquest, sadly with a badly bent frame. I sold my SupraSport ages ago but still keep my eyes out for any Univegas.elantra wrote:^^ Hi Stillson76, nice one there. Looks like a circa 1990 era, judging by the appearance of the crankset and the fact that it has "aero" brake handles/cables.
Online shopping for bits from that era - i would suggest https://www.facebook.com/groups/retrocyclingmarketau/
Also on this forum, viewforum.php?f=25 is the Marketplace, although mostly more modern stuff, there are a few forumites who quite regularly offer really nice retro stuff.
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby wqlava1 » Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:32 pm
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
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Postby Rxticle » Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:47 pm
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Postby RonK » Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:32 pm
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby wqlava1 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:33 pm
Ron, you're either being deliberately inflammatory/stirring or maybe just a little ignorant. They covered about the same quality range as Repco, from a road bike probably up with the Tri-A, and the Specialissima tourer that is thought by those who've done their research to be near identical to the Miyata 1000 from the same Japanese factory and with the same or very marginally better parts spec, down through a range to stuff equivalent to the Repco Traveller. Bike shop stuff though, not K-Mart BSOs.RonK wrote:Exotic? Hardly. Sorry, but Univega's are the bso of the day, and no doubt most have gone to the tip where they should be.
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Postby RonK » Mon Feb 15, 2016 10:52 am
I'm doing neither, but reflecting on my impressions of the bike after around 6 months of riding one almost daily during the mid 1980's.wqlava1 wrote:Ron, you're either being deliberately inflammatory/stirring or maybe just a little ignorant.RonK wrote:Exotic? Hardly. Sorry, but Univega's are the bso of the day, and no doubt most have gone to the tip where they should be.
I don't recall what model it was - my brother-in-law bought it from either Tom Wallace or Strathpine Cycles. He hated it, and handed it over to me.
But it was a cheaply made low quality bike with low grade components, and commensurate ride and function. Very forgettable.
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby wqlava1 » Mon Feb 15, 2016 11:50 am
Ah well, most of their production was lower quality, true also for many other bike brands. If I judged Malvern Star on my wife's old bike I could have straight copied all your words above! But I have a medium level Malvern Star I bought new in 1984 (an Excel?) that fits me well and rides much better than the individual parts and tube spec would indicate, and makes me smile. To get back to Univega, to judge them by the only one I have owned (a 1984 Specialissima), I naturally have a higher opinion of what they could be.RonK wrote:.... reflecting on my impressions of the bike after around 6 months of riding one almost daily during the mid 1980's.
I don't recall what model it was - my brother-in-law bought it from either Tom Wallace or Strathpine Cycles. He hated it, and handed it over to me.
But it was a cheaply made low quality bike with low grade components, and commensurate ride and function. Very forgettable.
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Postby Rxticle » Sat Sep 03, 2016 9:42 pm
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby ccronin4 » Fri Jan 20, 2017 4:58 pm
will post photo once i work out how to do it
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby drubie » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:47 pm
Make sure your crank is on correctly i.e. do the crank bolt up tight and see if that shifts the rings closer to where the swing of the front derailleur is. Most of the shimano front derailleurs have a very wide range, be very unusual if you couldn't adjust it to work correctly.ccronin4 wrote:looking for a shimano front derailleur to fit my univega conquest had to take it out of the way will not go all the way even though adjusted the limit screws the derailler has no markings so i cannot tell what model it is
will post photo once i work out how to do it
Can you show a shot from the front showing the distance to the inner chainring from the seat post?
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby ccronin4 » Sun Jan 22, 2017 1:50 pm
thanks it appears the crank is too far out. Since I have to take crank off to fix it I might as well replace the crank with asealed bottom cartridge i hoping that you might know the size of the crank axle or how to measure it. I ride the bike every day, so I have to preorder the axle before I disable the bike just means riding in the lower gear
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby xx68 » Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:14 pm
Don't have a pic , and would have to check spec ...... I think it was made in Taiwan ?
Worked really well ,remembering that mths weren't really a thing at that time .
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Postby Jaws572003 » Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:49 am
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby uart » Sun Mar 25, 2018 12:20 pm
Maybe it's time they changed the name of the "Retro Biking" forum to the "Slow Learner and Image Hosting Challenged" forum.
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby Bunged Knee » Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:16 pm
And please don't use Photobucket image host again.Jaws572003 wrote:Obviously some time has passed since the that post. Just wanted to add my old girl. I purchased this in 88. Rode for many years. Stored it away. Had many chances to scrap but just couldn't do it. Last year I have her a birthday. Apart from the new black tape (originally white) on the bars, and respoked front rim she's original. At that point as she's a antique I placed her back on the wall.
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby ldrcycles » Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:51 pm
That's a beautiful bike Jaws, what model is it? I'm sure I've seen that paintscheme before.
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Re: Univega Appreciation Society
Postby Jaws572003 » Sun Mar 25, 2018 10:25 pm
Can I ask what's the preferred method to post pictures here? Using a mobile make searching FAQS a pita.
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I've only ever know the bike as a Univega Conquest. I did buy it new in 1988.
Still has the Shimano Bioace sticker and bronze Araya rims.
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