ID help please: Univega Alpina Pro/Comp?

[seiben]

Hi all

I wonder if there are any Univega experts around who can help me with an ID?

I've had this bike kicking around for several years, purchased as a cheap singlespeed built by the previous owner using his spares box, and subsequently tinkered with by yours truly to make it a more usable trail bike. The previous owner also stripped and powdercoated the frame during his build, so I've no original decals to go off.

A bit of google-fu suggests I have an early-mid 90s Alpina, I think either a Pro or Comp based on where the seat-stays meet the seat tube. It also has the 'max mudroom' dropped chainstays commensurate with Alpinas of the era.

Is there any way of narrowing down the year/model? I've attached a few pictures. Please forgive the very eclectic mix of parts (not to mention the odd bit of surface rust...), it's a complete mongrel but I rather like it

It has three sets of bottle mounts (two on opposing sides of the down-tube) which seems a tad unusual to me:

You can just make out the serial number stamped on the bottom of the BB - G7226596

 

[Tad]

Re:

My Old Univega Alpina Pro from 1991

It had different a different canti cable stop on the back compared with yours.

 

[seiben]

Thanks (that looks stunning, btw!).

It's the additional bottle mounts on the bottom of the down-tube which are throwing me, as I've not seen them on anything else :?

 

[Tad]

Thanks (that looks stunning, btw!).

It's the additional bottle mounts on the bottom of the down-tube which are throwing me, as I've not seen them on anything else :?

Thanks, my first ever Retro build.

 

[hamster]

You can easily fit extra bottle bosses - drill and fit a rivnut!
However my wife's old Alpina Alu 800 has a 3rd set of bottle bosses underneath I'm sure. I'm sadly about to scrap the frame as it has cracked.
Univegas are massively under-appreciated.

 

[ishaw]

Thanks (that looks stunning, btw!).

It's the additional bottle mounts on the bottom of the down-tube which are throwing me, as I've not seen them on anything else :?

The mounts on the underside of the down tube will be for a crud guard rather than an extra place to mount a bottle holder.

 

[seiben]

See, I thought that initially but a) they're way too low down (towards the BB) to be of any use and b) the spacing is the same as the other bottle mounts.

Hamster makes a good point that they could well have been added - sounds like this is more likely than the other option, which is that they were specific to a particular model/year.

Keep the thoughts coming though, folks. I'd love to see if I can get some period-correct decals, if only I know which ones I need

 

[legrandefromage]

what kills these is those rear stays, they collect water and rot out

 

[seiben]

Hmm. Yeah, there's a small amount of rust around the BB and chain stays which I need to clear up.

Worth drilling a couple of drain holes in the rear stays? Or is that a terrible idea?

 

[legrandefromage]

Nah

Heres mine to get you excited/ put you to sleep - note the rear cable stop; your cable guide looks to make it a higher model