There's a Fuji on the Road
04-13-05, 11:49 AM
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There's a Fuji on the Road
It has taken me far too long to reach this point - and I'm not quite done with it, but it is now back in action. It served me rather well on a 31-miler yesterday - kept up pretty well with a stronger rider on a really sweet Masi. This relegates the Super Course to back-up status.
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Wow! Where'd you get that bike?
Sew-ups? The $9 ones from nash?
Sew-ups? The $9 ones from nash?
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very nice. what year is it? you gonna get an all alloy pump for it?
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Originally Posted by colinm
Wow! Where'd you get that bike?
Sew-ups? The $9 ones from nash?
Sew-ups? The $9 ones from nash?
Shhh! The Other Guy might hear and ridicule me for putting on the el-cheapo tubulars.
There aren't many all-black sew-ups to be found (that is what it came with originally), so I wasn't going to break the bank on the first set I will ride. They aren't glued on yet - yesterday's voyage was on a set of 1-1/4 Michelin clinchers. Now NEXT week...
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Originally Posted by luker
very nice. what year is it? you gonna get an all alloy pump for it?
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Originally Posted by mswantak
Well, finally... 
Damn fine job, John. It's beautiful.
Damn fine job, John. It's beautiful.
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Tres nice! Sounds like quite a bit of work... I try to find them nice and just stick parts on them, like to get 'em on the road.
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I concur with everyone else. Tres bien!
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She's a 'beaute! Can I ask how much $ was required to do such a stunning restoration?
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Originally Posted by el twe
She's a 'beaute! Can I ask how much $ was required to do such a stunning restoration?
All told "Phantom" cost about $150.00 to restore - not including the dremel set I used this as an excuse to get. I put about 200 hours of work into it - but about a third of that was undoing my own mistakes. Believe it or not, everything on there is original except for the bar tape, cabling, tires, toe clips (and straps obviously), and a rear wheel's worth of spokes and nipples. I was amazed at what persistence and elbow grease can accomplish. I'd be much remiss if I didn't give credit to Jay (the proprietor of my LBS) for his tips and encouragement, and to T-Mar for passing along the catalog picture. I do have another one somewhere that shows this model with the bar-cons.
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Wow. A great price, man. That bike looks brand-f'ing-new!
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I saw one of these chained to a post in Jackson Hole last fall. Rigged up as a fixie, but with the original brakes and cranks. I asked around but could never identify the owner...the decals and paint weren't nearly as nice as yours, though. Sometimes all of that dirt acts as a protective coating!
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Originally Posted by Noah Scape
Very fine work! Thanks for taking the time to post the pics. Is that a "Belt" fujitsu leather saddle?
I need to correct something from a few posts back. The chain and the brake hoods are replacements too (not like I'm putting this in a show to be judged or anything).
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