Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Kuwahara = complete

Finally, my new bike is done. Kuwahara frame, suzue promax to open pros. Sugino 75's with Shimano BB and MKS pedals. Vetta racelite saddle with generic seatpost. Nitto B123's, nitto stem and campy headset. 49x19. Thanks for all the help everyone.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/gkautz/kuwahara2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/gkautz/kuwahara7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/gkautz/kuwahara1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/gkautz/kuwahara6.jpg

love the color

Cool. But very flashy. Make sure you keep it under lock & key!

hot. nice work.

****in sw33t

really nice with the colors.

Yeah, the highlighter yellow is suuuuper bright....factory paint though.

Oooooohhh, radioactive green glow. Wow. Is that to scare away thieves? The front emblem should be a hazard symbol.

what is the pretzel and crossbones?

I'll never understand you kids today

Electric color, love it

what is the pretzel and crossbones?
South Philly Bike Gang (it's a joke), inspired by the skull and crossbones with a touch of the pretzel factory. I know I live in Ca, but have friends in Philly.

do i see paint chips on the top right photo on the fork crown???

XVX

Nice bike. I found the Racelite saddle to be quite uncomfortable on 15+ mile rides. Could be the way I was holding myself. Switched to a Selle Italia Turbo saddle (when they were on Nashbar) and have noticed a marked improvement, but still not what I want.

Still, nice bike.

looks sick. personally though, it would bug the heck out of me that the bar tape positioning doesnt match.

holy ****. my retinas are burnt. awesome build!

BTW, nice build, mismatched bartape (whah!) or not.

It must be terribly hilly there.

BTW, nice build, mismatched bartape (whah!) or not.

haha i had to slightly alter my new build cause the yellow grips i got dont match the tires or seat

haha i had to slightly alter my new build cause the yellow grips i got dont match the tires or seat

I think he meant that the bar tape on one side of the bar goes up higher than on the other side.

That color is intense, did you find the frame locally or did you have it imported?

nice work. super clean.

just do one thing for me... jam a tennis ball in the spokes.

*fap fap fap*

I hate bright colors, but I dig this. Good job.

I bought it off of Craigslist, but I think the guy I bought it from got it from eBay prior to that. Anyone know where it came from before him? (I know some of you saw it on eBay).

See Garrett? What'd I tell you, the color is amazing, as confirmed by popluar opinion.

you can see that bike from space! j/k
nice bike

That bike is way awesome...we should have a thread dedicated specifically to post pictures of cool bikes...maybe we should make it a sticky...

everything looks a lot dimmer all of a sudden.

hot enough for these dudes...

SOUFILLY!

Bring that badboy to the east coast sometime Garrett. I'll buy you a pretzel.

hot enough for these dudes...


oooo damn!

I bought it off of Craigslist, but I think the guy I bought it from got it from eBay prior to that. Anyone know where it came from before him? (I know some of you saw it on eBay).

the seller on ebay was someone from australia. i think it was built up as a trade show bike or something. . . i think maybe it was never ridden?

SOUFILLY!

Bring that badboy to the east coast sometime Garrett. I'll buy you a pretzel.
Dane, I will be there March 17-22, but not with my beloved. I will be borrowing Lois' IRO I believe. We WILL be getting pretzels!

Wicked.

hate to bust your bubble, this is not a kuwahara. I reported on this lie when it was for sale on ebay. those stickers are from a kuwahara bmx bike from the 80's. a laser lite race bike. I stuck kuwahara stickers on a miyata track frame as a joke on fixedgeargallery.com. that bike looks fun, don't know what it is...



Finally, my new bike is done. Kuwahara frame, suzue promax to open pros. Sugino 75's with Shimano BB and MKS pedals. Vetta racelite saddle with generic seatpost. Nitto B123's, nitto stem and campy headset. 49x19. Thanks for all the help everyone.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/gkautz/kuwahara2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/gkautz/kuwahara7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/gkautz/kuwahara1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/gkautz/kuwahara6.jpg

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/june/MichaelMartin.htm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kuwahara-Nova-Laserlite-Survivor-decals-old-school-bmx_W0QQitemZ7219288704QQcategoryZ64644QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



I bought it off of Craigslist, but I think the guy I bought it from got it from eBay prior to that. Anyone know where it came from before him? (I know some of you saw it on eBay).

I bought it off of Craigslist, but I think the guy I bought it from got it from eBay prior to that. Anyone know where it came from before him? (I know some of you saw it on eBay).

The guy you bought it from is a forum member who bought the frame from someone in Australia via eBay.

Mikorp: That rice bag frame pad looks great... and I am no fan of frame pads.

m.

Sweet dude. Im stoked to see you.

Q: Why did you stop the wrap so low?

It Glows In The Dark!!

The frame color goes very well with the red tires and h/bar tape.

kuwahara never made a track bike. there are 3 conversions on fgg.

Sorry to put this old thread up. Just wondering the history of Kuwahara track bike?? Anyone know what model is this and how much do they go for??

Cheer,
Dub.

you could have read the posts above you...

you could have read the posts above you...

I read the whole thread...well my question is do Kuwahara ever made track frame?? (REAL answer) or the post above me is the right answer??

i'm pretty sure they only built bmx. its funny this thread came up because i was recently thinking of putting some kuwahara stickers on my ride.

dunno for sure, but i think they just made mamacharis and road bikes until the bmx thing started.

i'm pretty sure they only built bmx. its funny this thread came up because i was recently thinking of putting some kuwahara stickers on my ride.

Righteoo..by anychances someone can identify what brand is the yellow bike???

groovy!