Maruishi Roadace 303 conversion
I bought a Maruishi for $27 on eBay and decided it made for a better 650b than my Schwinn Tempo. I put the race wheels back on the Tempo as my designated road bike and turned the Maruishi into a 650b country bike. The frame was in fairly good shape but the components were old, steel and rusted. I stripped it and powder coated it a nice silver then built it up. It has Twin Hollow wheels, Sugino crankset, Deore rear derailleur, the original Suntour Spirt front derailleur that I salvaged, Wald Touring/North Road type bars and some cool see-through Odyssey BMX platforms. Here're the photos: