$349 · Beautiful Condition Vintage ChroMoly Kuwahara Road Bike - Tuned Up

1987 tripled-butted CrMo 19.5" frame Kuwahara Newport 12 speed. Rider around 5'4", 5'5". Freshly-serviced including new tires, new chain, and new handlebar tape, thoroughly cleaned, well-running and ready for the road home. Structural integrity of the well-regarded Ishiwata EX frame is excellent. Very stable riding no hands. Handles great. Accelerates beautifully. Aluminum wheels trued. Aluminum hubs adjusted so wheels spin smoothly. Bottom bracket adjusted so cranks spin smoothly. Gear shifting is perfect through all twelve gears. Brakes stop on a dime. Comfortable saddle. Cosmetically it is a strikingly, pretty shade of metallic blue and silver. Fun, fast and fabulous! No mechanical issues. Please come by and pedal away. If you would like to drop by for a test ride, please reply with available time(s) / day(s). A phone number could also be helpful. Thank you for looking! Technical Details: Frame ... 19.5" Ishiwata EX triple-butted CrMo Wheels ... Araya 700c aluminum rims laced to Suzue aluminum sealed hubs Tires ... new CST 700 x 28c Front Derailleur ... Suntour Alpha 3000 Rear Derailleur ... Suntour Alpha 3000 Shift Levers ... Suntour Alpha 3000 downtube aluminum indexed Brakeset ... DiaCompe 500N side-pull caliper aluminum Crankset ...Sugino VP 170mm aluminum cranks, 52/40 T chainwheels Handlebar Stem ... SR 80mm aluminum Seatpost ... aluminum 26.8mm diameter Pedals ... MKS AR3 aluminum ( with Christophe toe cages which are easily removable if not to your liking) Freewheel ... Shimano 600 6 cogs ---------- Since 1925, Kuwahara of Japan has been building bikes for a wide variety of companies worldwide. For example in 1962, the company sent its first shipment of the popular Apollo brand bicycle to Canada: Canada used Kuwahara road bikes in the 1988 Olympics.