Maruishi Touring bike
10-26-10, 01:50 PM
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Maruishi Touring bike
Maruishi Touring bike 23" frame
12 speed suntour gears with shimano rear derailleur.
SN/227717 with number 9886 and MC18007 also on the frame.
It has Weinmann brakes with suicide levers - which I personally love.
Riding on the hoods... Danger hiding in my teeth.
It rides beautifully and I want to bring it back to life.
Just the kind of love, Dr.Frankenstein must have felt.
If he were more into mechanical amalgams... rather than the fleshy type.
Does anyone know anything about it whether it's a an RX6, RX7, the year it's made etc...
https://www.johnpiazza.net/maruishi.htm
12 speed suntour gears with shimano rear derailleur.
SN/227717 with number 9886 and MC18007 also on the frame.
It has Weinmann brakes with suicide levers - which I personally love.
Riding on the hoods... Danger hiding in my teeth.
It rides beautifully and I want to bring it back to life.
Just the kind of love, Dr.Frankenstein must have felt.
If he were more into mechanical amalgams... rather than the fleshy type.
Does anyone know anything about it whether it's a an RX6, RX7, the year it's made etc...
https://www.johnpiazza.net/maruishi.htm
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10-26-10, 03:28 PM
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It's an entry level, sports/recreational touring model. Component mix suggests circa 1981 and a lower Road Ace model, possibly a 303. The stem shifters appear to be SunTour but the rear derailleur a Shimano, so the latter is probably a replacement.
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nice looking bike. that stem looks high though. I would tune her up, maybe put DT or barcons on it and better brake lever. I am not saying there anything wrong with the safety levers I would just look for a better pair of them
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10-26-10, 05:14 PM
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Thank you for replying... I really appreciate it - The stem shifters sure are SunTour, as is the front derailleur ( SunTour Sprit ) Thank you for the info, about it possibly being a 303 / road ace and from around 1981 - great !
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I am interested in your mentioning 'tuning her up' - Could you show me an example of a better pair of brake levers. Also in the UK, 'barcons' seem tricky to find, especially SunTours. Lastly, what do you mean 'stem looks high' ? It seems OK and as others I've seen. Thanks again, and best wishes...
10-27-10, 06:59 AM
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Can I trouble you for the color of the headtube? It appears to black but I'm sure, based on the pic. Also, can I trouble you for the date codes gor the front derailleur, crankarms, and seat post? Their locations, formats and decryption are available on the components page of the Vintage-Trek website. This will help to corroborate my year estimate and aid in my decryption of the Maruishi serial numbers.
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as fo the stem, all quill type stems (atleast that I have seen) have a "minimum insertion" mark on them. if the stem is not inserted to the steerer tube to that point either the stem, or steerer and possibly the rider can be damaged.
there was not alot of them but Shimano made a few "Z" series lever that accepted safety levers, which would be a step up.
I installed a pair of these on my Bianchi Volpe becaue it seemed like they belnged there. I would not rely on them to stop me btproperly adjusted they work well to modulate my speed.
there was not alot of them but Shimano made a few "Z" series lever that accepted safety levers, which would be a step up.
I installed a pair of these on my Bianchi Volpe becaue it seemed like they belnged there. I would not rely on them to stop me btproperly adjusted they work well to modulate my speed.
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as fo the stem, all quill type stems (atleast that I have seen) have a "minimum insertion" mark on them. if the stem is not inserted to the steerer tube to that point either the stem, or steerer and possibly the rider can be damaged.
there was not alot of them but Shimano made a few "Z" series lever that accepted safety levers, which would be a step up.
I installed a pair of these on my Bianchi Volpe becaue it seemed like they belnged there. I would not rely on them to stop me btproperly adjusted they work well to modulate my speed.
there was not alot of them but Shimano made a few "Z" series lever that accepted safety levers, which would be a step up.
I installed a pair of these on my Bianchi Volpe becaue it seemed like they belnged there. I would not rely on them to stop me btproperly adjusted they work well to modulate my speed.
On the front of the stem is quite a lot of mixed Japanese and English text. No insertion mark that i can see.
I use the suicide levers to 'modulate' speed too. It seems very natural ( read lazy ) to ride that way.
I am a little worried about the braking ability of the bike. Could I replace the rusty brakes with... Tektro R538 - would that work ?
Also like to replace the Weinmann suicide levers with some 'Mafac Guidonnet' levers. Might be replacing the devil you know...
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The Spirt front derailleur actually indicates a Road Ace 202. During the very early 1980s, the 202 and 303 were virtually identical, with the major exception of the derailleurs. FYI, the OEM rear derailleur was a SunTour Honor.
Can I trouble you for the color of the headtube? It appears to black but I'm sure, based on the pic. Also, can I trouble you for the date codes gor the front derailleur, crankarms, and seat post? Their locations, formats and decryption are available on the components page of the Vintage-Trek website. This will help to corroborate my year estimate and aid in my decryption of the Maruishi serial numbers.
Can I trouble you for the color of the headtube? It appears to black but I'm sure, based on the pic. Also, can I trouble you for the date codes gor the front derailleur, crankarms, and seat post? Their locations, formats and decryption are available on the components page of the Vintage-Trek website. This will help to corroborate my year estimate and aid in my decryption of the Maruishi serial numbers.
The rest I'll have to look into...
10-27-10, 08:14 PM
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No, you got it right, that is what I meant. Sometimes, the manufacturers used a contrasting color, on just the head tube.
