Maruishi Excellence.....
05-12-23, 10:05 PM
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05-12-23, 10:14 PM
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Seems to be.
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05-12-23, 11:28 PM
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
05-13-23, 05:46 AM
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05-13-23, 07:01 AM
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We'll be able to give you more opinions once you can post pictures. Having said that, any full chromoly frame that is straight and undamaged (and that fits you) is going to be worth $160, sure. Didn't that have Ishawata quad-butted tubing?
05-13-23, 07:07 AM
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Your the one that appears to have no posting experience when asking for help.
Making statements like this will get you no help and maybe blocks by many of the C&V experts on this forum.
05-13-23, 07:18 AM
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Terrible deal. You waz robbed.
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05-13-23, 07:22 AM
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Also per [MENTION=20650]T-Mar[/MENTION] (same post), earlier versions of that Mariushi frame used Ishiwata 022 tubing. Don't think that 022 was typically quad-butted; I could easily be wrong about that, too.
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05-13-23, 07:55 AM
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05-13-23, 08:15 AM
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There just are not many people that know about one specific model of a company that went out of business more than likely a short time period after the Excellence was produced. There is some good company history record out there, but that won't help with what you want.
I had the RX-6, nice bike rode great, I sold it.
I had the RX-6, nice bike rode great, I sold it.
05-13-23, 08:33 AM
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Correct...It has quad butted tubing...... I grew up with these older model bike and never heard of a "Maruishi" bikes... I been searching online and can't find any info on this bike.
05-13-23, 08:46 AM
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05-13-23, 08:47 AM
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The quad butted, it merely a type of tubing that is thinned on the inside to different thicknesses. The quad version not that much different or better than the other butted tubes, imo, just more more tapering spots down to the thin.
05-13-23, 09:36 AM
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The Excellence model frame was probably manufactured in 1986.
05-13-23, 11:49 AM
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The Maruishi catalog for 1984 (link posted above by [MENTION=28167]dedhed[/MENTION]) says the 1984 model used Ishiwata 022 double-butted tubing for the main triangle, with hi-ten stays and forks. This source also indicates Ishiwata 022 was double-butted, and gives the wall dimensions as 0.9/0.6/0.9mm.
If yours is a 1984 model, well, . . . I'm guessing that means it has a double-butted main triangle (Ishiwata 022) with hi-ten stays and forks. And I'd also guess the 1985 and 1986 models were pretty much the same (though I could well be wrong about that).
If yours is a 1984 model, well, . . . I'm guessing that means it has a double-butted main triangle (Ishiwata 022) with hi-ten stays and forks. And I'd also guess the 1985 and 1986 models were pretty much the same (though I could well be wrong about that).
05-13-23, 12:02 PM
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05-13-23, 04:34 PM
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05-13-23, 05:23 PM
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05-13-23, 09:08 PM
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Brilliant. Bravo.
