The "Show off your Japanese bike." thread
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Beech, that's a beautiful bike. I'll suspect Keith will be along to praise it shortly. Or maybe he's seen it before, right?
I'll play along this morning. I just finished rebuilding a 1985 Miyata Pro. It's a full Suntour Superbe bike with triple-butted Miyata tubing. I love the ride and I can't wait to ride it some more. Not the greatest photo, but I finished it pretty late in the evening.
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I'll play along this morning. I just finished rebuilding a 1985 Miyata Pro. It's a full Suntour Superbe bike with triple-butted Miyata tubing. I love the ride and I can't wait to ride it some more. Not the greatest photo, but I finished it pretty late in the evening.
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I'll play along this morning. I just finished rebuilding a 1985 Miyata Pro. It's a full Suntour Superbe bike with triple-butted Miyata tubing. I love the ride and I can't wait to ride it some more. Not the greatest photo, but I finished it pretty late in the evening.
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The stem is a black Nitto Pearl G.
I've never seen one until this bike. With an identification from ScottRyder, I found this:
Magnificent, aren't they?
The black RD is fairly hard to come by, but they are out there. One is on Ebay right now for a hefty $120(way more than fair market value, IMO) and another sold a while back for about $50. The shifters were an old find, from after I found my first black RD. I'm still looking for a FD, but the last one I saw was too beat up for this bike.
I don't know the details on the other black components. I suppose that Gene could have had good access to anodize them professionally, but he might also have had access to rare Japanese components.
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Reinventing My Childhood Bike!
My first ten speed was a Fuji and when I saw this one, it reminded me of my first one. My first one was salvaged from the trash, and I made the bike functional. The bike in the photo is a 1977 Fuji Gran Tourer. I purchased it on Ebay for $40 (total investment of $85). The Tourer was completely disassembled and every piece cleaned. I used spray paint from an auto store and numerous coats of wax to restore the paint. Although by no means perfect, I am very pleased with the results.
My first ten speed was a Fuji and when I saw this one, it reminded me of my first one. My first one was salvaged from the trash, and I made the bike functional. The bike in the photo is a 1977 Fuji Gran Tourer. I purchased it on Ebay for $40 (total investment of $85). The Tourer was completely disassembled and every piece cleaned. I used spray paint from an auto store and numerous coats of wax to restore the paint. Although by no means perfect, I am very pleased with the results.
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Reinventing My Childhood Bike!
My first ten speed was a Fuji and when I saw this one, it reminded me of my first one. My first one was salvaged from the trash, and I made the bike functional. The bike in the photo is a 1977 Fuji Gran Tourer. I purchased it on Ebay for $40 (total investment of $85). The Tourer was completely disassembled and every piece cleaned. I used spray paint from an auto store and numerous coats of wax to restore the paint. Although by no means perfect, I am very pleased with the results.
My first ten speed was a Fuji and when I saw this one, it reminded me of my first one. My first one was salvaged from the trash, and I made the bike functional. The bike in the photo is a 1977 Fuji Gran Tourer. I purchased it on Ebay for $40 (total investment of $85). The Tourer was completely disassembled and every piece cleaned. I used spray paint from an auto store and numerous coats of wax to restore the paint. Although by no means perfect, I am very pleased with the results.
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Hello, I'm new here, but wanted to show a couple pictures of the 1983 Schwinn Super Sport(Japanese) that I just picked up. I think the only thing i have found that isn't original is the wheels which are Velocity Aeroheads.
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Just finished the take down, clean and reassemble. My last road bike was a 1980-ish Sears bike with safety levers and what felt like pallet straps for bar wrapping. This is much lighter. I need to get someone from my MTB crowd to ride road with me, so that I can take this thing on a trip.
(edited: Just changed to a triple with a mtb rd, red bar tape, new wheels, set the rear to 135mm, and some new levers - because I can't find replacement hoods).
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(edited: Just changed to a triple with a mtb rd, red bar tape, new wheels, set the rear to 135mm, and some new levers - because I can't find replacement hoods).
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Now that my Fuji is nearing completion, I am desirous to show it off. It's an '83 Opus III frame with virtually no vintage parts. The drive train is a mix of Shimano Ultegra/Dura Ace 10s.
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Another FUJI to add to the thread. I bought this Fuji "The Finest" new while I was in college in Madison, Wisconsin. I paid around $300 for this bike, about the same cost as a semester of tuition at the time. I was working part time to pay for this bike, but when my father learned about my purchase, he was hopping mad about such an extravagant amount of money for a bicycle.
Guilt is such a powerful weapon, my wife also knows about this skill. My father's angst compelled me to keep this bike in good shape and I rode it everywhere to justify my buying it.
In recent years I swapped out the Suntour components for Campagnolo. I still ride this bike on local century rides. It is a great chrome frame that provides a classic steel frame ride.
Guilt is such a powerful weapon, my wife also knows about this skill. My father's angst compelled me to keep this bike in good shape and I rode it everywhere to justify my buying it.
In recent years I swapped out the Suntour components for Campagnolo. I still ride this bike on local century rides. It is a great chrome frame that provides a classic steel frame ride.
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This thread is interesting. What exactly defines a "Japanese bike"? A Japanese brand? Or any bike assembled in Japan? Is a Bianchi who's frame was brazed in Japan a Japanese bike?
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great question. my trek 560 is made from american steel, brazed in wisconsin, and even has a "made in the USA" sticker, but as stock, just about every part that hung from the frame was japanese (literally every part save for the rims and saddle).
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I don't think there is any hard or fast rule. I'd guess that if your bike has a Japanese name, regardless of country of origin, it qualifies. If it is a bike brand that one associates with Europe, USA, etc., but was made in Japan, it qualifies.
We like to be inclusive, not exclusive.
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1980 Koga-Miyata FullPro-L >>
The FullPro-L sat above the FullPro in the line up. A FullPro is more or less alike a Team Miyata. I am not familiar with a FullPro-L equivilent for the US market. Raced by the Capri Sonne and IJsboerke teams.
Ten years later, a Panasonic PR-6000 >>
Advanced steel bicycle (Tange Prestige) using STI and dual pivot brakes. The bike for the Panasonic team in the early 90s.
The FullPro-L sat above the FullPro in the line up. A FullPro is more or less alike a Team Miyata. I am not familiar with a FullPro-L equivilent for the US market. Raced by the Capri Sonne and IJsboerke teams.
Ten years later, a Panasonic PR-6000 >>
Advanced steel bicycle (Tange Prestige) using STI and dual pivot brakes. The bike for the Panasonic team in the early 90s.
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1980 Koga-Miyata FullPro-L >>
The FullPro-L sat above the FullPro in the line up. A FullPro is more or less alike a Team Miyata. I am not familiar with a FullPro-L equivilent for the US market. Raced by the Capri Sonne and IJsboerke teams.
Ten years later, a Panasonic PR-6000 >>
Advanced steel bicycle (Tange Prestige) using STI and dual pivot brakes. The bike for the Panasonic team in the early 90s.
The FullPro-L sat above the FullPro in the line up. A FullPro is more or less alike a Team Miyata. I am not familiar with a FullPro-L equivilent for the US market. Raced by the Capri Sonne and IJsboerke teams.
Ten years later, a Panasonic PR-6000 >>
Advanced steel bicycle (Tange Prestige) using STI and dual pivot brakes. The bike for the Panasonic team in the early 90s.
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I've seen this bike of yours on https://panasonicbikemuseum.info/. Very nice bike; I'm extremely envious.
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Yes, they are the same. I do have another hardly ridden smaller one. It is too small for me. I consider building the group over to a nos Batavus Professional frame and hanging the frame on the wall. That team paint is a graphical delight in my opinion.
There also existed a mountainbike edition: Tange Prestige, welded or brazed with silver and that same team paint. Lush.
There also existed a mountainbike edition: Tange Prestige, welded or brazed with silver and that same team paint. Lush.
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