Came across this on the Kuwahara BMX website and I had to do a double-take...what in the heck is this? Is Kuwahara getting into the retro thing as well? Sure looks like it but the cranks, well, couldn't they have chosen something something else? Some hollow chromoly units? Not asking for a Redline 401 or anything like that but they could have least done something more. And from what I can see, that looks like a fake Suntour pro-sized stem. But other than that, looks like a step in the right direction. It will never be like the Kuwahara's of yester-year but it looks kinda cool in a retro way.
If I bought this, first thing into the trash would be stem, followed by the brakes. Replace the stem with either an NOS Suntour stem and at least an NOS Dia-Compe 1000 caliper. Cranks would also be replaced with at least a pair of Redline Flights. Only then it will look like Clint Miller's bike of old. Hey, if you wanna keep it retro, go all the way!
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