Electric Blue 1987 Sport Series Model made in Japan. S#Y6M1949. Triple-Butted CroMo 4130 tubes by Ishiwata. Bottom bracket cable guides, water bottle bosses, micro adjusting screws on rear forged drop outs, top tube cable guides, shift lever bosses on down tube. Weighs 4 lbs. (stripped).
Tange 2001 Mangaloy fork with sealed Tange UQ-7 Lotus inscribed headset by Sekei Levin (Japan).
All ALLOY components, many nice SANTE retro upgrades (a step above Ultegra):
Brakeset: SANTE single-pull levers with white hoods, Shimano side-pull calipers with rain shields.
Derailleurs: SANTE downtube indexed or friction levers, SANTE front and back.
Crankset: Computer Designed Shimano Biopace B126, 170mm forged pedal arms. 52t/42t chain rings. Seals on bottom bracket outer races.
Rims: Araya SS-45 700c with quick-release Z-series Sanshin CE-60 sealed small flange hubs. Spokes: 14 guage stainless steel. Shimano 13-21t six-gear Ls VIA MF-2012 freewheel. Tires: New SECA 23c HP blackwall, presta-stem tubes.
Chain: Shimano Uniglide.
Saddle: White Selle Italia "Mundialita".
Post: Quick-release fluted Sugino KCL.
Includes: Alloy pedals with toe-clips and white Lotus straps along with white alloy bottle cage.
Fourth generation 1987 Excelles have the stylized LOTUS flower logo on the down tube. The Excelle was the top of the Sport Series line followed by the Challenger SX, Challenger, International and Special.
Original equipment replaced with white SANTE (a step above Ultegra) upgrades: Shimano Z-325B brake levers, Shimano Z206 front derailleur, Shimano L532 Light Action Series SIS rear derailleur, Shimano S424 Z-Series SIS downtube shift levers. Shimano Z012 six gear 14-28 freewheel.
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