1981 Nishiki Master - Randonneur build

[SteelNipple]

Swapped the arabesque cranks to these Sugino (Super?) Maxy ones and the RD to a Suntour Alpha 5000. I also added toe cages.


The stem was too short and I don't like roadbars with deep drop.
I use an old inner tube under the 0.5mm thick cotton bar tape to get a bit more confortable feel.



I forgot to wax the twine. The pic is of the old bars.

 

[SteelNipple]

Front brake quick release open, front wheel valve cap gone, missing the bottle cage, front skewer and brake cable tails are all wonky. With those fixed I think it should be all finished. Well maybe I'll add a bell and a front rack and swap the...

 

[averagebiker]

How do you find the inner tube under the tape? Looks wise versus comfort? Something I was thinking of doing on one of mine.

 

[SteelNipple]

How do you find the inner tube under the tape? Looks wise versus comfort? Something I was thinking of doing on one of mine.

Well it feels soft and it's better than plain Velox cotton tape for example, maybe not as cushioning as cork tape, but I did it mostly because the cotton ribbon I used didn't have any glue so it's there to give more friction so that the ribbon wouldn't start to unwind so easily.