Hirame
- Used bikes do not qualify for the bike to work scheme.
Item specifics
- Brand:
- ...other
- Gender:
- men
- Size:
- ...other (58.5 cms)
- Groupset:
- Mixed
- Frame material:
- Steel
- Brake type:
- Centre pull/ caliper
- Gears front:
- Double
- Gears rear:
- six
- Wheel size:
- 28/700c
Description
Vintage (May 1982) Hirame racer by Kuwahara. Still with original paint and transfers. Careworn condition with age and use related patina (rust spots, tarnishing etc). Current owner since 1992. Quality japanese frame set with shimano drop-outs, brazed and lugged using Magny 5 double butted tubing. Weinmann brakes, Zeus supercronos chainset 54/42t (Dotek left crank though), Suntour shifters, 1965 Brookes B17 saddle, Shimano 105 5055 derailleurs, 6 speed shimano freewheel, new Shimano sealed bottom bracket, handbuilt wheels using superb Mavic 500 sealed hubs laced to Wolber rims, Bontrager race tyres, MKS pedals, new Tange Levin headset.
Open to offers.