Re: [RBW] Re: Early 80's Specialized Sequoia

[El Sapo]

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 
skinny tire, drop bar days were over. Getting that thing up to speed wasn’t 
comfortable for me. On the plus side, like the expedition, there is a 
market out there for those “Grant approved” bikes. It sold quickly.
 
On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 6:17:31 PM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com wrote:

> 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:
>
>>
>> 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, indicating 1982, so I 
>> would think you bike would be M6.
>>
>> JohnS
>>
>> On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:01:55 PM UTC-4 Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> 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 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 about anyone you 
 can 
 name. I happen to be lucky enough to live near him and his true best pal, 
 his wife, Shoe. And I get to see them regularly at Milwaukee Symphony 
 Orchestra concerts.

 Regarding my Waterford  keep your eyes out for the next issue of 
 American Randonneur.

  Ted Durant
 Milwaukee WI USA

>>>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Early 80's Specialized Sequoia

[Eric Marth]

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:

>
> 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, indicating 1982, so I 
> would think you bike would be M6.
>
> JohnS
>
> On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:01:55 PM UTC-4 Stephen wrote:
>
>> 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 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 about anyone you can 
>>> name. I happen to be lucky enough to live near him and his true best pal, 
>>> his wife, Shoe. And I get to see them regularly at Milwaukee Symphony 
>>> Orchestra concerts.
>>>
>>> Regarding my Waterford  keep your eyes out for the next issue of 
>>> American Randonneur.
>>>
>>>  Ted Durant
>>> Milwaukee WI USA
>>>
>>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Early 80's Specialized Sequoia

[JohnS]

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, indicating 1982, so I 
would think you bike would be M6.

JohnS

On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:01:55 PM UTC-4 Stephen wrote:

> 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 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 about anyone you can 
>> name. I happen to be lucky enough to live near him and his true best pal, 
>> his wife, Shoe. And I get to see them regularly at Milwaukee Symphony 
>> Orchestra concerts.
>>
>> Regarding my Waterford  keep your eyes out for the next issue of 
>> American Randonneur.
>>
>>  Ted Durant
>> Milwaukee WI USA
>>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Early 80's Specialized Sequoia

[Stephen]

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 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 about anyone you can 
> name. I happen to be lucky enough to live near him and his true best pal, 
> his wife, Shoe. And I get to see them regularly at Milwaukee Symphony 
> Orchestra concerts.
>
> Regarding my Waterford  keep your eyes out for the next issue of 
> American Randonneur.
>
>  Ted Durant
> Milwaukee WI USA
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Early 80's Specialized Sequoia

[Ted Durant]

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 about anyone you can 
name. I happen to be lucky enough to live near him and his true best pal, 
his wife, Shoe. And I get to see them regularly at Milwaukee Symphony 
Orchestra concerts.

Regarding my Waterford  keep your eyes out for the next issue of 
American Randonneur.

 Ted Durant
Milwaukee WI USA

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Re: [RBW] Re: Early 80's Specialized Sequoia

[John Dewey]

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’ (浪). And he rides beautiful bicycles. He even persuaded Richard to
build him the most gorgeous WF with most elegant, low ‘French’ bend you
ever saw. And that took a lot of persuading I tell you. So when Ted
Talks…we need to listen.

Jock

On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 10:31 AM Ted Durant  wrote:

> 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, Turbo
> tires. I would make the same statement about Heron #1, the prototype, which
> is a Road frame built with Touring stays at the rear. Both frames are a joy
> to ride.
>
> Interestingly, I read somewhere that the Sequoia was designed with a bit
> heavier down tube and chain stays. Recently I posted on a frame building
> forum a query about the ratio of stiffness among the frame tubes. If you
> look at older Reynolds tube set specs, they have .1mm thicker down tubes
> than top and seat. Or, if you like, their top and seat tube walls are .1mm
> thinner than the down tube. All other tube manufacturers, and even Reynolds
> now today, specify tube sets with equal wall thickness around the main
> triangle. It's also important to note that the down tube and seat tube were
> always 1/8" larger diameter than the top tube. Lately it seems steel
> builders have been experimenting away from that, but I haven't seen any
> discussion of why they would do that. For my Rivendell Road, for example,
> Grant spec'd the exact same tube for both top and down tubes. So, that goes
> the other direction, making the top tube exactly the same stiffness as the
> down tube. BUT, because the top tube is shorter than the down tube, there
> is less butted section remaining in the top tube. Anyway, my hypothesis is
> that the relative stiffness among the tubes has an effect on how the frame
> feels, and the a stiffer down tube and chain stays is what produced the
> "magic" feel of a Reynolds frame. Perhaps backing up this hypothesis is the
> "Spine" line of frames that Trek built, with steel or titanium down tubes
> and chain stays, and carbon tubes elsewhere. Their marketing touted the
> effect that had on the feel of the frame. A friend has the titanium one and
> he loves it.
>
> Sorry for the meandering detour. I just found the Specialized Sequoia
> frame to feel heavy when lifting, compared to some other steel frames. But
> I loved the way it rode.
>
> Ted Durant
> Milwaukee WI USA
>
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