I'm not thrilled with the Pasela look which is more like a hybrid bike's tires imo, and there are no other top-quality choices anymore. I wouldn't choose 27" because of the limited tire selection. The cassette style of these were often problematic, as with the 600 version, since the crimping would fail where the modern ones use a hollow bolt to better hold the freehub body against the hubshell spline. The finish on these is not polished at all, but they do have oil port clips around the center barrel. These seem to be an OEM choice, perhaps not shown in their consumer literature? Many if not most 600 arabesque gruppo'd bikes came with Shimano Model 60 hubs, not 600. I hope to get out on some longer rides soon but that saddle was never broken in. I've been riding this to work recently - 50 miles or so quite recently. I've taken a break from cycling in the last few years and am getting back into it. I did post a thread on this bike back in 2008 when I first got it. There are a few sets on ebay that I've added to the watch list - Araya 700 wheel set shimano 600 hubs (175ish with shipping), and Shimano vintage road bike wheels 700c - with Ukai rims (130is with shipping).
80S JAPANESE RIMS RACING PROFESSIONAL
The Competition was apparently the 2nd from the top-of the line, with Professional being above it, not sure what the other models were. I've gleaned a little from and various other places that Soma was a store brand by a New York bike store, that contracted with a factory in Japan (which definitely also made other brands, not sure which) to produce the bicycles, which were then imported. for that I can stay with my current setup. Those are a nice set of wheels, but they take a modern cassette, not the threaded 6-speed one I need. The current Soma bike company has no relation whatsoever to the vintage Soma, other than the name. 1980 options for 700c clincher rims, preferably made in Japan?Īlso, it appears that this is made of Tange Champion tubing - how does this rate on the steel frame rating? I don't see anything about being double-butted, so it's probably straight gauge. it appears that there are vintage shimano hubs that may have gone with the Arabesque gruppo, and I want to keep clinchers on this - I don't want to deal with lace-ups. Also, the original wheels got scrapped by the store, and I cannot for the life of me remember what they were. This will consist of finding a new Shimano 600ex (arabesque) front deraileur, because the LBS lost the one that came on it. I'm considering returning to authentic vintage parts.
The rest went to new brake cables & housing, pads, clips, straps (in storage b/c I can now only ride clipless). A fair bit of that went into the wheels - Mavic Open Sport laced to Quando hubs. I rescued this 1980 Soma (made in Japan) road bike from the dumptser a few years ago, and spent a fair bit at a LBS to get it overhauled.
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