Bridgestone Kabuki Super Speed
By spokey8 on 01/08/2012.
Bike tags: Road bike | 27x1.25 inch | Araya | bridgestone | center pull brakes |
Kabuki Super Speed / 56 cm / 1970's
aluminum racing bars / stock stem
stock
27x1.25 with stock hub and araya rim. Tire is kevlar belted Bell streets
27x1.25 with stock hub and araya rim. Tire is kevlar belted Bell streets
stock pinned crankset with stock bottom bracket
Schwinn gel seat with stock post
Sunrise road pedals with toe clips / Bell replacement chain.
stock stem mount friction shifter / stock Shimano tourney derailers
center-pull front and rear brakes (stock), brake levers are aftermarket aero style.
replaced the freehub with a seven speed megadrive
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Kabuki Super Speed / 56 cm / 1970's
aluminum racing bars / stock stem
stock
27x1.25 with stock hub and araya rim. Tire is kevlar belted Bell streets
27x1.25 with stock hub and araya rim. Tire is kevlar belted Bell streets
stock pinned crankset with stock bottom bracket
Schwinn gel seat with stock post
Sunrise road pedals with toe clips / Bell replacement chain.
stock stem mount friction shifter / stock Shimano tourney derailers
center-pull front and rear brakes (stock), brake levers are aftermarket aero style.
replaced the freehub with a seven speed megadrive
I bought this bike for twenty bucks from the ORIGINAL owner who bought it at a LBS in the 70's. Could not believe my luck, as it was just what I was looking for, and the price was great. Spent a bunch of time stripping it down, cleaning, rebuilding. It's a great bike for a lower end road bike.