Need id on this awesome bridgestone
03-12-10, 02:18 AM
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Need id on this awesome bridgestone
This is definitely an old bridgestone judging by the headbadge and lugwork. Its beautiful, but i can't find any info on it. Im thinking it was a model right after the Kabuki era, but thats all i can guess on my own. Beautiful headbadge and aluminum sticker. Originally all suntour components, deraillours, shifters, dia-compe brake stuff.
So anybody know about this era of bridgestone, or the anything about the actual model?
thanks
cheers
So anybody know about this era of bridgestone, or the anything about the actual model?
thanks
cheers
04-05-10, 11:18 PM
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i emailed grant petersen and even he doesn't know what this is --".
no hope LOL
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no hope LOL
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04-06-10, 12:04 AM
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I don't know anything about it, but all evidence points to it being older than most of the bridgestones I saw in the late '70s
Your pictures aren't much help, looks like the drivetrain was removed in a fixed gear conversion.
Your pictures aren't much help, looks like the drivetrain was removed in a fixed gear conversion.
04-06-10, 08:59 AM
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It looks like someone at Bridgestone, "back in the day" was a Chelsea FC fan.
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04-06-10, 11:02 PM
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yeah when i got the bike, it was still a 10 speed but the original crankset had already been upgraded to SUNTOUR GPX, but the deraillours and shifters were all of older suntour vintage. i converted it to a single for less maintenance and i live in flat san jose anyway.
04-06-10, 11:29 PM
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Beautiful bike and love the color! The various Japanese bike manufacturers and their products are facinating. I bought this Araya that has very similar lugs. Just wonder if there was a single maker of the "Nervex look-alike" lugs, and what the actual name of the company or lugs are.
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What are the brakes on the bike?
04-08-10, 04:27 PM
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haha i like the seat at that angle. i just push on the handle bars and sit back on it.
and the brake levers and calipers are dia compe
and the brake levers and calipers are dia compe
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