Very low mileage and freshly restored vintage Bridgestone 1980's touring bike, with an excellent setup for city commuting featuring upright bars, Shimano's first ever Deore thumb shifters, fenders for rainy rides, and a rear rack to mount small to standard panniers, or a basket. 3x5 gearing with a wide range to accommodate hills.
The conversion to upright bars with thumb shifters was completed around the time the bike was originally purchased, so all the components are era appropriate. Kept in beautiful condition. We'll shine it up a little extra for you once you fall in love with it.
47cm frame with 27" wheels, perfect for someone around 5'5"-5'7"
Original 1985 catalog images included here.
Components
Frame: Lugged 1985 Bridgestone T500, made with CrMo 4130 triple butted steel tubing, Celestial silver
Fork: stock
Bars: silver upright bars, 4.5 in rise, adjustable sweep based on angle
Stem: silver Custom quill stem, 6.5cm reach (center to center)
Brakes: stock Dia Compe 960 cantilever brakes
Brake levers: Lee Chi 4 finger black and chrome ergonomic levers with barrel adjustors
Crankset: Sakae SA 5-bolt crankset for square taper bb
Bottom bracket: unknown, square taper
Chainrings: 3 speed
Freewheel/cassette: 5 speed freewheel
Front derailleur: Suntour ARX, silver
Rear derailleur: Suntour ARX, silver
Rims: Araya Japan Silver 27x1 1/4 rim brake rims 36h (front) and 40h (rear) with Schraeder valves.
Hubs: Sansin Japan 36h (front) and 40h (rear)
Tires: MSW Thunderbird Road tires, 27x1 1/4, new
Rack: Unbranded silver aluminum period correct and perfectly sized touring rack with hook options at 2 heights for different sized panniers, and arear reflector.
Fenders: Unbranded black plastic full coverage fenders, with a rubber mud flap on the rear.
Saddle: San Marco
Seatpost: Silver, stock
Pedals: flat pedals, silver, with yellow reflectors (not pictured, but from original owner, included)
Bottle cage(s): 1 Black Blackburn USA bottle cage
Kickstand: period correct adjustable kickstand with rubber foot installed.
Reflectors: Front, rear, and rear wheel.
Measurements
Center of bottom bracket to center of top tube: 47cm
Top tube (center to center): 53cm
Standover height: 77cm
Chainstay length: 43cm
