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Here is a lovely late 80’s Bianchi “Campione de Italia” 55cm, this frame was made in Italy with Tre Tubi Columbus Formula Two Cro-Mo, frame set is black with the original silver graphics with beautiful lugs and Gippimme dropouts front and rear. Listed below are the parts used to rebuild this black beauty into a single speed urban assault machine. All of the parts are either brand new or lightly used and are listed below.

• Wheelset is a pair of new Mach1 CFX 36h in black laced to a pair of black high flange Formula hubs with sealed cartridge bearings and laced with silver stainless spokes, rear hub is flip flop with new Shimano 16t freewheel. The rims are wrapped with new rim tape, tubes and brand new Hutchinson Equinox tires 700×23.
• Drive train starts with new Shimano Ultegra BB (Italian Threaded), Bianchi branded cranks (campy strada style) with NOS Sugino Mighty chainring 46t, new wellgo track style pedals, new Z chain and new Shimano 16t freewheel.
• Brake set is a pair of vintage Modolo “Start” caliper brakes in brushed silver/grey with new Kool Stop pads, new cables, housing and top bar in line brake pulls.
• Cockpit features freshly packed Ofmega headset, ITM quill stem branded Bianchi, chopped and flopped bars with new wrap and in line pulls for a nice clean look. Seat is Bianchi lightly used with ITM seatpost.

Here is a late 80’s steel Fuji Palisade 56cm converted into a Single Speed/Fixed urban assault bike. Suntour dropouts front and rear (horizontal) that are spaced standard, 100mm front and 126mm rear. Frame is made in Japan with Valite tubing with great lugs and the top of the fork is stamped fuji. Below is a list of components that make this baby GO! The paint is pearly white and nearly perfect, looks hardly ridden and perfectly maintained.

• SR 1” quill stem with Japanese Sakae drop bars (that have been flopped and chopped, not in pic) and older Tange headset
• SR Laprade seat post with Bontrager RL saddle and Sugino binder bolt
• Suigino Crown crank set with a 46t Suigino “Mighty Competition” chainring and MKS peadals
• New Shimano BB54 bottom bracket 68×115
• Vintage Shimano brake set BR-Z57 with new cables and top bar in line brake pulls
• Salsa Delgado rims 32h silver laced to a pair of silver Surly fixed/free hubs (bomb proof) and both are wrapped in new Michelin 700×23 Lithion rubber with a Shimano 17t freewheel, you supply the fixed cog and lock ring

80’s Centurion E Lite RS 58cm converted into a Single Speed. She is made in Japan with CR-MO Tange 2 steel, double butted and lugged with thicker Shimano dropouts front and rear (horizontal), with standard spacing, 126mm rear and 100mm front. Standard BB shell with Shimano BB 109mm spindle, standard 1” headset which is an older steel Japanese Tange Falcon headset freshly packed and mounted with a Modolo 1” quill stem with 100mm reach, the drop bars are also Modolo with interal cable routing, wrapped in new Cinelli black bar tape. SR Laprade seat with a new Forte Pro RS1 seat, o so nice and comfy! Has the usual scratches that one would expect from a 20+ year old frame set. Both front and rear brakes are new Tektro recessed brakes with Leechi brake levers. All new cables and housing allowing for a very soft touch to come to a screeching halt! The drive train is a pair Sugino cranks with a Sugino 48t chain ring and a new 18t Shimano freewheel and a new Z chain, with new pair of Wellgo ultra light track pedals. The wheel set is brand new and just came out of a box, SWEET! They are 32 hole Mavic CPX22 medium V laced to a pair of Fomula hubs etched Origin8 with stainless spokes and nipples, the rear is flip flop with threads for cog and lock ring but is not included. Just laid down some Velox rim tape, new tubes and a brand new pair of Vittoria Rubino tires 700×25.

This is an 80’s Sekine “CS Medialle” 56cm. Shimano SF dropouts front and rear (horizontal) that are spaced standard, 100mm front and 126mm rear. Frame is made in Japan and assembled and sold in Canada by Sekine. Champion doubled butted steel tubes with great lug work and a sweet head badge. This build is fresh off of the bike stand only been ridden a few miles, includes a smooth no name headset, 1” stem adapter and bolt on stem at about 100mm reach with a pair of riser bars all black with new blue Oury grips, new Origin 8 Velo seat with Kallin seat post and Suigino binder bolt. The drive train is a brand new Sram Track crank 48t and new Truvativ splined BB, O’ so smooth and perfect. Brand new Z chain hooked up to your choice of a 16t freewheel or 14t fixed cog, currently fixed but we can always give the wheel a flip. Just added the brakes for safety, Tektro long reach with Radius 3 finger pulls, cool. Wheelset is a used set (front and rear, matching set) of Alex R450 32h rims laced to a pair of high flange Formula hubs with bearings packed and spinning smooth, tires are brand new of Vittoria Rubino Pro Slick pumped up to about 120psi, nice light, durable ride that totally rips!!!!!!

Here is a rare 80’s Puch Mistral 53cm all Cr-Mo frame and fork that is glossy black with white and grey decals, nice lugs and an all steel machine for that super supple ride. Parts consist of a lightly used 700c wheelset with black Surly hubs the rear is flip/flop laced to a pair of black 32h Mavic Open Pro rims with black spokes, both wheels have new velox rim tape, tubes and 700×25 Soma Everwears. Drive train consists of a pair of cold forged Sugino RD2 cranks with 42t chain ring, new Z chain and an 18t Shimano freewheel, no pedals. New Shimano BB, New C-Star caliper brakes with new top bar brake pulls, cables and housing. Tange Levin headset that has been freshly packed with a liberal amount of Phil Wood Bearing grease. The cockpit has been rounded out with a Sakae SR Custom stem, chopped and flopped Sakae SR bars and new black bar tape. Kalin seatpost 26.4 and the Saddle is a new black Velo.  Talk about a fun ride and a super looker!

’87 Miyata 712 53cm, this is a triple butted Chro-Mo steel frame and fork built in Japan with nice medium point lugs, braze ons are present on the front and rear drops for rack and/or fenders. Frame is painted Lavender and White, yeah yeah yeah late ’80’s color scheme with rear brake line running down the interior of the top tube. Frame and fork and paint are in great condition. She has been fully overhauled and all bearings repacked with fresh grease and all moving parts cleaned and lubed. She sports the entire Shimano 105 gruppo, hubs, brakes, brake pulls, downtube shifters, derailleurs and crankset. Wheelset is a pair of Shimano 105 hubs laced to a pair Wolber grey anodized box style rims that have been trued and tensioned and wrapped in a pair of new Kenda Koncept road tires with new tubes 700×25. Drive train consists of the Shimano 105 crank set with Rocket chainrings 50t and 38t the rear is a Shimano 13t-28t 6 speed cluster with Shimano 105 derailleurs front and rear and new chain. Brakeset is a pair of Shimano 105 with lightly used brake pads and the matching SLR pulls. Stem and drop bars are Wiii Japanese and a Strong seatpost. Headset is a freshly packed Japanese Hatta anodized black. She sports new Shimano cartridge bottom bracket, cables, housing, bar wrap, lightly used Bianchi saddle.

As you can see from the photos, she started off as a 1X6 then I switched her back to a 2X6 so she would be a more complete road ride or commuter.

Here is an ’85 Raleigh Super Course 54cm, this is a double butted 555 steel frame and fork that is fully chromed with the center triangle painted dark blue, all graphics are original with minimal scuffs and nicks in the chrome and paint and looks very good for its age. Both fork crown and seat stays are pantographed with the Raliegh logo. This bike has been totally overhauled, lubed, trued and put back together using the original gruppo. Wheelset has been freshly trued, tensioned and bearings packed the hubs are Raleigh branded Sansin hubs laced to polished silver Araya rims with stainless spokes, wheelset sports new velox rim tape, tubes and Hutchinson Kevlar racing tires 700×23 pumped up to about 115 psi. Drive train is the Shimano vintage 105 Golden Arrow gruppo that is in perfect condition, front and rear derailleur and down tube levers are pantographed with the Golden Arrow logo which is a series of swirls and arrow, nice. 52t-42t SR crank and a 6 speed Shimano cluster 13t-28t, freshly packed Shimano BB, no pedals. Brakes are a very rare pair of Dia-Compe AC300G racing brakes and matching levers with brand NOS hoods in grey. Seat post, stem and handle bars are Sakae SR, freshly packed Hatta headset. The chain, crank bolts, all cables and housing, bar wrap and skewers are all brand new.

This is an ’83 Trek 560 Series 56cm, she was built in Waterloo, WI using 501 Reynolds steel and is all black with silver and red graphics. She has been rebuilt to her former glory using period appropriate components that are listed below.

• Wheelset is a pair of 32h Sansin sealed and freshly packed silver hubs laced with stainless spokes to a pair of Matrix Titan S black anodized 700c box rims wrapped with new rim tape, tubes and Specialized all condition 700×28 tires, with new black skewers, very smooth and sexy.
• Front and rear derailleurs are vintage Suntour Cyclone M-II with Suntour Barcon barend shifters, with new cables, rear cassette is Shimano with 6 cogs 13-24and a brand new Z chain, shifts like a dream.
• Crankset is a Sakae CR double 52-42 Sakae rings with a new Shimano BB UN-54 68×122.5.
• Brakes are a pair of black anodized Dia Compe AC500 GX with new pads, cables and housing. The pulls are matching Dia Compe AC500 GX.
• Sakae drop bars and stem that have been wrapped with new black bar wrap.
• Freshly packed black Tange Levin headset, black Truvativ seat post with a WTB saddle.

This black beauty has been fully lubed and overhauled and is ready for the next adventure, this is the bike that was part of my main stable during the 2010 summer, she sold at the beginning of the 2011 summer and has been adventuring in Montana, California, Colorado and now back in Oregon.

57cm Kuwahara Carrera UL Single Speed/Fixed road bike. Swweet 80’s Japanese lugged frame set that has the original pearl white paint with perfect decals, Dropouts and fork tips are Suntour GS and frame and fork has eyelets for fenders and/or rack. Below is a list of parts that were used to give this gem a second life. All parts are brand new out of the box or lightly used and are in perfect condition.

• Wheel Set: Brand new Fuji deep V 43 mm blue anodized rims 32h wrapped to high flange silver Formula hubs, rear is a flip flop. Both have new 700c X 23 CST tires, tubes and rim tape—pretty much nuke proof.
• Drive Train: Lightly used 170mm Sakae cranks with 48t chain ring up front and new shimano 16t freewheel and new 16t cog and lock ring, new KMC Z chain and KKT pedals. New Shimano BB 116mm spindle length for the perfect chainline.
• Brake Set: New Tektro medium reach

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  brakes with new thin line pads, new cables and housing and the pulls are top bar cross tops by Cane Creek.

• Freshly packed Kuwahara headset with stem adapter, fuji pro 4 bolt stem and a pair of Sakae bars that have been chopped, flopped and wrapped with new bar tape, new Sakae seat post and new Velo seat.

Just took her off the stand and gave her a test spin and she is finely tuned and ready to roll.

Impeccable 57cm Univega Specialissimo (made by Miyata) from the mid-eighties, a classic representation of a nicely crafted Japanese lugged steel frame and fork. Color is shiny grey, frame was waxed and buffed before the rebuild, the diamonds and circles in the lugs have been highlighted in gold. Dropouts and fork tips are Suntour GS and frame and fork has eyelets for fenders and/or rack. Below is a list of parts that were used to give this gem a second life. All parts are brand new out of the box and are in perfect condition, except for the seat post, binder bolt and saddle.

• Wheel set: 32h Alex rims, 32mm medium V with stainless spokes and high flange formula hubs branded GT, rear is flip/flop, 700 x 25 Kenda Kwest urban tires pumped to 110psi.
• Brake set: Tektro R556 long reach brakes, plenty of room for bigger tires and/or fenders, Tektro 2-finger brake pulls with Odyssey Slic Kable and housing.
• Drive train: Truvativ BB 68X109 splined, Sram Power Spline track crank, 170mm length with 48t, KMC Z chain 1/8”, Shimano 16t freewheel and a Dura-ace 15t NJS cog and lock ring, very fast!
• Front end: 1” Tange Levin sealed headset (just installed brand new), Origin 8 stem converter 1” to 1 1/8”, Ritchey Pro 4 bolt stem 100mm in length and a pair of Synchros riser bars and GT grips.

This urban assault machine is finished with a lightly used SR Lapade seat post, Selle Italia saddle and a new pair of VP ultralight track pedals.