Hi guys, I posted this in the supercycle thread, but didnt really get an answer, I have this old Supercycle I wasnt a huge fan of to be honest. My dad bought it new in the mid 70's at Canadian Tire and said it was a cheap bike. What got me interested was noticing on the head sticker "Made in Japan".
I learned from the supercycle thread that in those years they were made in Japan by Bridgestone. My bike does not look like a bridgestone, but it does resemble a stripped down Sekine, maybe someone can tell me if it's possible, or another manufactuer Ive overlooked?
What was more interesting was the standard bottom bracket threads. When I got interested in this bike, I hit up marketplace hard to find the cheapest parts bike I could find so I wouldnt have to source parts piece by piece. For 75$ (she would not let me negotiate since the ad went up for only half an hour and she received many messages) I was able to score a Norco CRD 24 kids bike. I knew the wheels wouldnt work, but I wanted to use as much as possible of everything else. I honestly wasnt sure if it would work, but I figured I could always re sell to get my money back.
Bottom bracket swapped right over, crank arms, that led me to brakes since I had no wheels. I made drop plates for the brakes front and back. I ended up replacing most of the cables since some were frayed, some were just too short. Then I found another GREAT deal on wheels, and since budget was #1 priority, I went for a drive to the beautiful eastern townships of Montreal, met the seller and for 25$ I got these Shimano R500 Wheels, he even left the cassette on there. We went for a walk in a wild life reserve in the area since it was a beautiful day, and then back to work!
The derailler was cast into the frame of the Norco so I had to grind those grooves off for it to work, then came the chain - what a day that was. So it turns out Vintage chains are slightly wider than modern chains. Took me way, way too long to find that out. I dont really want to talk about it, haha.
I reused the norco handlebars and shifters, put some new handlebar tape on there, and was excited to try it.
Here is the bike, bone stock.
Here it is rebuilt
On the maiden voyage I took it for about a 33km jaunt around town. I love this bike, it rides great!
