• BeaterRezQ

    David E.,
    I just love those Made in Japan oldies, Kuwahara made is like icing on the cake!
    Sheldon Brown stated that Champion #1 and 2 were right up there with Reynolds and Columbus tubing, your Soma is one classy ride. Frame/components/headbadge/CHROME, one beautiful and complete package. SO glad that you kept it close to original minus the upgrades, too nice of a ride to nick and tuck or spay and neuter.
    BRQ

  • BeaterRezQ

    **nip and tuck

  • DOCSPROCKET

    IT KILLS ME WHEN SOME OF THESE YOUNGSTERS DESTROY A BEAUTY LIKE THIS TO MAKE THOSE FIXED GEAR JOBS WHAT A WASTE & LACK OF VISION NICE JOB MAN I LOVE CHROMOLY FRAME THEY FLEX & RIDE LIKE NO OTHERS ALUMINUM IS JUST TO RIGID & BEATS YOU TO DEATH ON THE ROAD
    2 THUMBS UP MAN

    • BeaterRezQ

      Doc,
      ..other day at one of the local bike shops a “younger” rider had a nice old vintage Ciocc that had been converted to a SS/fixie. Steel lugged frame, just a beauty…but the poor thing looked like Fido after just leaving the vet neutered, kinda not all there. I nearly wept–
      B

  • Ryan Surface

    I can’t really add anything about this Japanese lugged beauty (love the dropout shots!) beyond what the venerable BRQ and Dr. Sprock have already said. Thanks for adding this one Cameron, beyond the beauty of this ride, David E would have deserved it if for no other reason that he laughed at the idea of turning it into a fixie 😉

  • Marcus Fowler

    How much did you pay for the frame? I’m about to negotiate a price with some fella for just the frame.

  • dihummer

    If it is a Kuwahara built frame then the serial number will indicate the year and month that the frame was built. The first two numbers are the year and the next one or two numbers are the month.
    The serial number is on the seat tube, non-drive side, above the BB; or on the bottom of the BB.