This is Joel A’s OTSG First, a mid-1980s Cyclestar road bike. This Cyclestar brand looks to be the Okinawan equivalent of maybe a Free Spirit; it has a little of that department store branded look to it. For $20, I’d say you can’t really go wrong. New tires and the rear rack look great.
Year – ???
Make – CYCLESTAR
Model – ??? / 12 SpeedA little bit about it – Bought it in July 2011 for $20 in Montana from an old man who had it hanging from his garage rafters for 25 years. Says it belonged to his son and was purchased in Okinawa, Japan while on a tour of duty in the U.S. Marine Corps. Had it shipped to the states after and stored since. I had to replace the tires and tubes (old tubes had “woods” valves), brake cables, and chain. The rear rack is from a yellow Schwinn Varsity ten speed I dissected a couple years ago. The rest is pretty much original what you see, except for a sticker I put on the front head tube where there was no badge, just plain white paint. Don’t know what year it is or model as the only markings are serial number, and the ones you can plainly see on the top & down tubes. There is another smaller “CYCLESTAR” on the drive-side chainstays along with a slogan “THE ART OF CYCLE TECHNOLOGY” preceding. There is a sticker on top of the bottom bracket “Made In Taiwan”. Did a little searching on the internet, but all I was able to come up with was a Czech Republic electric bike mod company, don’t know much more. Have been using it as my daily commuter ever since I got it…fast little road bike!
Best Regards, Joel
Missoula, MT USA
