Classic, made in Japan steel road bike that's freshly tuned up. With decorative lugs multi colored paint job and classic Suntour components, this bike feature craftsmanship of decades past that is unmatched at this price point in modern bikes.
All of the bikes we sell are fully tuned up and come with a 30 day mechanical guarantee. If you're interested in test riding this one, feel free to schedule and appointment with Summer (weekdays) or Chris here!
Size
Good fit for someone about 5'6" to 5'10" or so, depending on proportions, with an adjustable stem already installed to fine tune the fit.
By our usual standard of measurement it is a 49 cm frame (center of bottom bracket to center of top tube)
56 cm reach (top tube length), plus a tall stem with 60mm additional reach
30.5" standover height (we recommend about 1-2" of standover clearance for a comfortable fit)
Drivetrain
2x6 speed, with a range for speedy rides and some hill climbing.
Suntour power ratchet bar-end shifters - a timeless cult favorite.
Suntour aRX derailleurs and a wide range 6 speed freewheel (that sounds beautiful when it spins)
Wheels, tires
Sansin hubs and Araya Japan rims, all silver
27x 1 1/4 CST Super HP road tires
Handlebar, stem, saddle, headset, seatpost
Handlebar: black Fuji ergononomic aluminum drop bars
Stem: tall SR forged quill stem, silver
Bar tape: grippy Fizik bar tape, navy blue
Saddle: Updated with a cushy Marin saddle
Seatpost: Silver SR Laprade seaptost
Headset: Silver headset.
Brakes
Dia Compe caliper rim brakes and drilled road levers. Levers no longer have rubber hoods however these can be replaced if desired.
Frameset
Gorgeous shimmery blue and silver lugged steel frame and fork, made in Japan with Tange butted chromoly tubing.
Paint is in pretty good condition for the bike's age, but there are some scuffs and chips, and decals do show some wear.
Eyelets for fenders and/or a rear rack. A front rack or basket would be possible with spacers to the front fender eyelet. Two bottle cage mounting points on the downtube (one is facing down)
Cycle & Coffee dealer sticker from us.
Accessories
None currently.
Pedals
We take off pedals for storage but will include some era appropriate pedals with your purchase based on what we have on hand.
