Vista Elite
08-02-10, 07:15 PM
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Vista Elite
Can you guys tell me anything about this bike? Picked it up from craigslist for $60. It was a full shimano 600 groupset but the guy i bought it from turned it into a singlespeed. Couldn't find much about it on google or anything.
08-02-10, 07:23 PM
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This was my first vintage pick. I Just got into the whole bike scene. Changed out the saddle for one i had sitting around.
08-02-10, 08:17 PM
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I'm just starting work on a Vista Criterium. Its a low end thing...gas pipe frame but 3 piece crankset, Weinmann centerpulls, Suntour Deraileurs..the RD is interesting. Its quite obviously a Suntour V-GT Luxe, but stamped on the front where it would normally say "Suntour V-GT" it says "VISTA", the back plate does confirm that its produced by Maeda Industries so its for real...I suppose they got some parts branded for them.
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08-02-10, 08:36 PM
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I think we sold these for a while. Generic Japanese bike
08-02-10, 08:37 PM
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I can snap some tomorrow, its kinda dark now. Got a link to the catalog?
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08-02-10, 09:43 PM
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Forum member Nighttiger and I battled it out for a Vista Silver Shadow on eBay (he won). Like the OP's bike, it had a full 600 group - even the hubs were 600. Had the same Araya 631 sticker as well.
I snicker at the '631' sticker, and I think the 'Made in Japan' in Motobecane-style type is funny too.
I snicker at the '631' sticker, and I think the 'Made in Japan' in Motobecane-style type is funny too.
08-03-10, 05:52 AM
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08-03-10, 06:15 AM
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Found another post about the bike.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...aya-631-tubing
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...aya-631-tubing
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The Araya 631 decal is a blatant copy of the famous Reynolds 531 decal. And the Made in Japan decal is a blatant copy of Motobecane's Made in France decal.
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The Araya 631 decal is a blatant copy of the famous Reynolds 531 decal. And the Made in Japan decal is a blatant copy of Motobecane's Made in France decal.
08-03-10, 01:10 PM
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08-03-10, 07:31 PM
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I owned this same model Vista with the same components and same paint scheme. 1980 or 1981. It had one of the earliest cassette hubs, 6 cog Uniglide. One cool feature was you could do a lot of things with only two allen wrenchs which was unusual at the time. I would ride the bike to the airport, swing the handlbars to one side and down, lower the seat, remove the pedals and reinstall them facing inward, and then hand the bike to the ticket lady.
Someone stole the bike from the After Bosun's Gear Locker and threw it overboard. It's somewhere on the bottom of either in Hampton Roads or the Virginia Capes.
Someone stole the bike from the After Bosun's Gear Locker and threw it overboard. It's somewhere on the bottom of either in Hampton Roads or the Virginia Capes.
