New guy Old bike.
08-23-12, 01:03 AM
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New guy Old bike.
Well my first post around here.
Just got this bike put together today.
-81' Fuji Gran Tourer SE
-SunTour Cyclone Mk 1 Shifters(NOS), and matching F&R Deraillues.
-Nitto Stem
-Sake Champion Randnner Bars
-SCR-5 Brake Levers
-Alexrims 700c Wheelset
-Brooks B17
-Dia-comp Calipers.
I like it and am counting down the days till my doctor says I can ride again. Hope it will only be two more weeks
Seat was a tad high in this picture.
Big thanks goes out to the Boise Bike Project
Just got this bike put together today.
-81' Fuji Gran Tourer SE
-SunTour Cyclone Mk 1 Shifters(NOS), and matching F&R Deraillues.
-Nitto Stem
-Sake Champion Randnner Bars
-SCR-5 Brake Levers
-Alexrims 700c Wheelset
-Brooks B17
-Dia-comp Calipers.
I like it and am counting down the days till my doctor says I can ride again. Hope it will only be two more weeks
Seat was a tad high in this picture.
Big thanks goes out to the Boise Bike Project
08-23-12, 02:35 AM
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Welcome! you're off to a good start, that's a nice bike. It will be well appreciated here, there's a lot of suntour/fuji love around. Get well soon and enjoy the ride.
08-23-12, 04:52 AM
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Great looking Fuji! Welcome to the forum.
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08-23-12, 06:15 AM
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Glad to see you here at C&V, you built a really nice Fuji, enjoy it. Hope the doctor's release comes for you soon. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt, poster and CD. it can get old real fast.
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08-23-12, 06:56 AM
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Hope You're Riding Soon
Three vintage Fuji bikes here (that I ride regularly), plus a 1981 Special Tourer SE on the workstand right now for a friend, and a 1985 Sagres in the queue for refurb soon. Hoping that you're "cleared hot" to ride yours soonest. Phil G.
08-23-12, 01:42 PM
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Thanks guys! Ya got my shoulder rebuilt after a dirt bike ran away with me on it, but things are on the mend. just weighed the bike came in a 24.6 lbs. Super excited on that. I was hoping for a sub 25 lb bike. My other being an 80's Schwinn world sport. The Fuji is A LOT lighter.
08-23-12, 05:12 PM
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Welcome to C&V. Great community here. Beautiful Fuji!
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08-23-12, 05:49 PM
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Looks like you've got a good combination of old and new going on there. I'll chime in with some of that Suntour love - I've got Mk II shifters/derailleurs on one of my favorites, and they work great (all the more so with a modern cassette). Scheming another Suntour-heavy build, too. Great stuff.
When I caught your username, prior to scrolling to the mention of a dirt bike incident, I was worried that the damage had been done in the pit...
Best for a swift recovery.
When I caught your username, prior to scrolling to the mention of a dirt bike incident, I was worried that the damage had been done in the pit...
Best for a swift recovery.
08-24-12, 09:07 AM
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Fuji gods are smiling ..
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08-24-12, 09:11 AM
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08-24-12, 09:13 AM
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Really like your Fuji.
Hope the hurts from your crash are all mended soon & you are enjoying some great riding on it.
What bar tape is that?
Hope the hurts from your crash are all mended soon & you are enjoying some great riding on it.
What bar tape is that?
08-24-12, 09:32 AM
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08-24-12, 05:44 PM
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Welcome to the forums "neighbor"! Yes the Boise Bike Project does rock! You have done well with the Fuji. Oh and I've driven Subarus for the last twenty years...;-)
Cheers,
Chris:
Cheers,
Chris:
08-24-12, 06:42 PM
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Welcome to the forum...frankly, kinda surprised to see another straightedge individual here (these days)...I'm 2nd wave myself (since 1988)...originally from Boston.
08-24-12, 06:56 PM
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Nice bike! Get healed quick and ride safely!
