The subject bicycle is definitely the 1988 model. It's got the 2nd generation syncro shift lever and the freewheel has been swapped for one with a larger range, so the shifting performance is anybody's Ò€¦ I world say $200 is a very fair price on a upper mid level japanese bike like the premis from the 80's fully serviced rtr with new consumables.

This is a 1988 specialized sirrus i picked up for very little money relative to its ride quality. The '87-89 sirrus used the same frame built with unspecified (but probably pretty nice tange!) tubing as was Ò€¦ Judging from the serial number, the bike is a 1988 production 54cm aluminum frame with chromoly fork. The decals more closely match the black lightning pictured in cannondale's 1987 catalog (linked Ò€¦