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collindc
08-14-09, 11:49 AM
Just bought a Bridgestone Kabuki Submariner-12 Road Bike 12-spd off ebay. Looked at a couple reviews couldnt find much on it. Looks like a decent bike, and looks to be in great condition. Can anyone tell me anything about it? It comes in on monday. Pic below

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x190/sp706/kabukiroad.jpg

leecycle
08-14-09, 12:15 PM
IIRC, that bike is unusual in the sense that it used stainless steel tubing.
Chombi
08-14-09, 12:54 PM
My uncle, a boat owner bought a Dahon stainless steel folding bike to have on his boat so he had basic transportation anywhere he lands. I suspect that many of these stailess steel bikes might have been and are being sold to boat owners because of their frame's corrosion resistance when used/stored in marine environments.

Chombi
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High Fist Shin
08-14-09, 01:23 PM
Your bike has stainless steel main tubes connected by aluminum lugs. It uses a quill style seatpost with the adjusting nut on top of the post, just under the saddle.

They ride very nicely, quiet and smooth.

Only drawback, they weigh a ton.

I had one once:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff135/sarverdv/Kabuki25.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff135/sarverdv/BSKabuki011.jpg