Originally Posted by
wayback
Thanks for the reply cycleheimer. That mixte looks sharp. What model year is it?
Could you let me know if the hubs on that mixte are alloy or steel? High flange or low? Rat trap or SR alloy pedals? Also, what brand and model of brake levers does it have? I'd kinda like to use those Shimano 600 brake levers on my commuter. I might be able to dig up some dual control levers from my junk box as replacements on the Kabuki.
I no longer have the SSD Mixte (1978 model), but it had high flange steel hubs. It also had Dia-Compe center-pull brakes, and the levers were also Dia-Compe. There is an online group called the Bridgestone Owners Bunch, but I don't know how active they are.
http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/internet-bob
I still have a 1978 Bridgestone Kabuiki Diamond Touring, in the same color as the SSD, that I bought new in 1979. It just came out of storage after about 25 years. Now to ride it!