Araya frameset?

Ken said:

I found this frameset, as the guy was tossing it to the trash. He

claims it

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is an araya frame. I did some google search and it seems that *araya*

is

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more commonly associated with wheels. Did the produce frames at one

point in

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history? It's a lugged steel frame. Any info on this?
Ken

I've seen a couple Araya bicycles. ISTR they were middle-of-the-road
Japanese bikes from the '70's and possibly early '80's. Nothing *truly*
unusual- but it might make a good fixie or kickaround bike.

Are there any tubing stickers or decals? They might give you an
indication of what grade of bike you're dealing with.

Jeff

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Ken said:

I found this frameset, as the guy was tossing it to the trash. He

claims it

Quoted message said:

is an araya frame. I did some google search and it seems that *araya*

is

Quoted message said:

more commonly associated with wheels. Did the produce frames at one

point in

Quoted message said:

history? It's a lugged steel frame. Any info on this?
Ken

I've seen a couple Araya bicycles. ISTR they were middle-of-the-road
Japanese bikes from the '70's and possibly early '80's. Nothing *truly*
unusual- but it might make a good fixie or kickaround bike.

Are there any tubing stickers or decals? They might give you an
indication of what grade of bike you're dealing with.

Jeff

You seem to be right, it looks Japanese, but I can't be sure about the
heritage of this frame, the decals look as though they were peeled off long
ago. But from what I can tell by the general construction, lugged frame,
weight, and thickness of headtube, bb shell, seat post tube it looks like a
decent frame, but lack of drivetrain makes me think it might just be worth
putting back into the trash. Maybe I will hold onto it for a bit.
Ken

Ken said:

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You seem to be right, it looks Japanese, but I can't be sure about

the

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heritage of this frame, the decals look as though they were peeled

off long

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ago. But from what I can tell by the general construction, lugged

frame,

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weight, and thickness of headtube, bb shell, seat post tube it looks

like a

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decent frame, but lack of drivetrain makes me think it might just be

worth

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putting back into the trash. Maybe I will hold onto it for a bit.
Ken

Even the middlin' quality bikes of that era were darn good. As long as
it's not crunched, why not make it into an errand bike? A friend
donated an old Raleigh frame to me- I built it as a light single-speed
(700x32C tires, MA-40 rims, straight handlebars, other "just lying
around" parts) and I find it's a lot of fun to ride to the store or
local Starbucks. If you've got some spare parts, why not give it a go?

Jeff