Is it a Miyata or a Specialized?

[Bartolini]

I baught a Miyata some time ago. At least i thaught it was a Miyata... The framenumber on the bottombracket matches Miaytas framenumbers and suggests the bike is from 1984. I couldn't find a matching bike in any Miyata catalogs, so i checked the bike more closely. On the fork crown and the top of the seat stays Specialized's logo is imprinted.

After some googling I've found the following:

*Miyata made frames for the Spezialized Allez in the early 80's.
*The Spezialized Allez came with Suntour Superbe, same as my bike.

So what to make of this? Is it a rebranded Specialized, or did Miyata also use the Specialized frame on their own bikes?

 

[martbaischful]

Don't know for sure, but Miyata did certainly build for others and had to manage inventory of lugs with other brands too. So it could even simply have been a factory error (which is something pretty cool to have), or interference by anyone along the supply chain or ownership chain.

 

[Bartolini]

Re:

Thanks for the input. Unfortunatly the decals are on top of the clear coat, so i guess this one won't be solved. Either way it's a nice frame

 

[kgt]

Rebranded Specialized IMO.
IME the lugs and details of top Miyatas look better than this.