toronto

Apparently I know someone who found this in his garage after 20 years. Everywhere I looked, its Made in Japan (Frame, Brakes, even the metal hinges).

Does anyone have any information about the components, the company, performance, etc?

Thanks

toronto

By the way, does anyone know how to add the attachment onto this forum?
Its very confusing..Thanks

hi565

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toronto

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mrchristian

Sakai bikes were typical late 70's, 80's Japanese bikes. They made some nice components (I had Sakai handlebars on a previous bike), and were nice reliable bikes and were pretty light. Not sure about your model, but this question would definitely be better answered in the classics and vintage section.

I imagine it would be a nice bike to fix up and ride around on. Looks like there's a lot of cosmetic problems, so I wouldn't put in very much cash into it. Just replace the basics like a new chain/new cables and housing. If those brakes are too rotted out you can probably get some off eBay for a couple bucks, and a new wheel from Nashbar or something, unless its laying around somewhere. I wouldn't go crazy and sink more than $100 into it, since its probably not worth more than $50 if you try to sell it. All it really needs after that is some $10 tires and some TLC. Rust can be removed, so do a search in the classic and vintage forums. WD40 will help get a lot of general grime and oil out.

https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...eid=&pagename=

Oh yeah. Someobodys going to mention that you shouldturn it into a fixie. Never tried, but I think its a little more involved than it seems. The obvious question would be, do you want a fixie or a geared bike? I guess thats up to you.

ivan_yulaev

Looks like a decent condition 12 or 14 speed road bike. Nothing too special or uncommon, although it looks nice :-) Love the stem, so smoooth and seeexy.

I would go up fo about $80 for it, and you'll probably have to replace the chain and freewheel, and tubes+tires. However, for about $150, you can have a perfectly ridable bike.

mrchristian

What type of steel is it made out of? It should say on that yellow sticker or somewhere on the bike. That would give you a clue of the initial cost of the bike when it was new. It's probably something like Ishiwata, Tange, sometimes Reynolds 531/True Temper if its an upper level bike, or maybe some "gas-pipe" steel of some sort if its entry level.

Looks like Shimano 600 components to me but I could be wrong.

Serpico

post this in the fg/ss forum, lots of knowledge re: asian vintage steel over there

good luck

RhumbRunner

Sakai is actually a city in Japan and a factory there makes most of the components for the Japanese bicycle trade (at least in the past). I'm not sure of the relationship between city and bike.

giantcfr1

Yep that's right. I think it was originally an area which produced firearms and then bicycle frames. The Shimano factories are in that area as with the Shimano Museum. I believe the factories produce fishing equipment as the cycling componants are made in Singapore and Malaysia.
https://photobucket.com/albums/y214/g...0Sakai%20City/
Steve.

USAZorro

I'd suggest posting on Classic & Vintage. T-Mar will fill in all you'll hope to know about it.

USAZorro

I concur with what mrchristian has written.

fwiw - a lot of the Japanese bike companies used Japanese tubing - doubtful that one is Reynolds. Taking a look at the rear dropout in the big picture, I'd suspect it's a plain Chrome-Moly frame.

luker

cool seat-stay attachment...what do you mean "hinges"? Does it fold somehow?

cooker

The double eyelets (for rack and fenders) at the rear dropout and the amount of space between the rear tire and the seat tube, suggesting long chain stays, indicate it is likely a touring model. From the photo it looks like the rear cogs have a lot of wear and might need to be replaced
Robert