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1983 Murray X20R

Did you know that some Murrays have decent entry-level/mid-grade parts?

That's the lesson here. I picked this Murray up a few weeks ago off CraigsList for cheap. I knew some Murrays have nice parts, so I jumped on this, bought it within a half hour of the guy posting it (he looked really surprised!).
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Non-original parts on this: Seat post (says Pro-Neck, but who knows), Wald handlebars and foam grips, not sure about the Carlisle Aggressor tires. Everything else is original. This was not the upgraded model with the cromoly frame and the Araya rims. It has steel rims and is not a cromoly frame.
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Parts of note on this: Elina seat, ACS seat post clamp and hubs, Takagi cromoly cranks 175mm, Sugino spider, KKT SMX pedals, ACS brute-style stem, MX-1000 style brake (some Murrays had Dia-Compes, but I don't think this one is). Just the seat was worth twice what I paid for this bike.
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Riding notes: felt a little awkward for some reason. Probably due to the really heavy front end. Those forks are really beefy and I suspect are weighing the whole bike down. Due to the very heavy front end, I would grade this bike as a "D+" as a rider.
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Too many good parts on this to keep it together. I parted it out this afternoon to use the hubs and seat now, and some other parts later.

radluke502 · 2009-06-29 9:21am

Totally forgot this bike existed wow this brings back some memories

80sbikedude · 2009-06-29 9:44am

Yeah, I have this one and bought off of ebay as it is minus the pads a few years back.......

GAry · 2009-06-29 9:53am

I still have boxes full of these padsets, if anybody needs some?
Handlebar pad is V shaped, they are actual CAL-Lite pads..

Mirage1972 · 2009-06-29 12:33pm

Hey 80sbikedude, does yours have alloy rims? Those are different than mine, either a different year, or yours came slightly differently equipped. There was the X20C too, which had the Arayas (sometimes UKAI I think) and a cromoly frame/fork. If mine had been a bit nicer, I'd have considered keeping it a complete.

80sbikedude · 2009-06-29 1:15pm

Yeah, mine has the Arayas on it but it is still the mild steel frame. Also, I did get the pads from Gary that are on the bike in the pic.

Mirage1972 · 2009-06-29 2:15pm

Funny, this is the only bike I've had up here where I've been asked if it's for sale! Almost makes me feel bad it's a goner I hope I get offers on the nice bikes I'll post later, or I'll think I just should have stuck with $20-$40 rides!

I was about 2 seconds away from ordering the replacement pads (I'd need a v-bar of course) from GAry (good deal) when I decided to part it out.