Vivalo Special

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Frame / Size / Year:
Vivalo Special 49.5cm 1999 (?)

Handlebars / Stem:
Nitto b125 NJS 38cm, hand polished Nitto Jaguar NJS 90mm

Fork / Headset:
Vivalo, Hatta Swan Super Deluxe

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Suzue Pro Max "disco" hubs 36h, Mavic MA 2, sketchy old gumwall tire

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Suzue Pro Max "disco" hubs 36h, EAI cog, Mavic MA 2, sketchy old gumwall tire

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Sugino 75 BB, hand polished Sugino 75 cranks

Saddle / Seat Post:
Selle Italia Turbo, hand polished Nitto Jaguar

Pedals / Chain:
hand polished MKS Sylvan, Toshi doubles, Izumi

Brakes / Brake Levers:
Shimano 105, Soma cross lever

Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
46/17, TA Industries chainring

Notes:

Frame in excellent shape, came with fork drilled for a brake. Fluorescent/pearlescent mustard color paint, fully-chromed underneath. Bought directly from Japan (big ups to Koteigear on tarckbike.com). It took almost a year to source all the right parts on my budget, and only few hours to polish them, but I finally got the bike on the road in May. The ride is unbelievably smooth and made me fall in love with cycling all over again.

Dyke-owned and operated.

People who friended this bike craiglowery, CONDENADO, brooklynbombs, Punchdrunk, flatblackcapo, herks, mafffoster, dustin, AK1200, rktomimitsu, thomasandrewww

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Submitted by greg on 08/18/2009.

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