Mike S’s Cherry 10-Speed

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Here is my Cherry 10 speed. I believe it to be an early 70’s bike boom gas pipe special. It was abandoned at the apartment complex I work at – the tires were rotted to the garage floor, and the mustard yellow paint was half duct tape residue. There were no decals left to speak of, so I have no idea about a model name.

I brought it home, stripped the frame, sanded and painted, and cleaned everything. New tubes, tires, chain, cables and tape, and I swapped out the stem shifters for an old set of suntour barcons. It has Cherry branded centerpull brakes and levers, and Suntour sprit and honor derailers.

The headbadge is eerily similar to a nearly identical bike branded as a Araya we have sitting in storage.

Thanks Mike

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  • http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com Hugh

    I thought you meant “Cherry” as in near-mint (:
    I don`t know if it is a OTSG first, but it`s the first one I have ever seen. Just a suggestion, You might want to try some Mother`s on those brake calipers. Fantastic Bike thanks for sharing it with us.

  • older1

    Nice bike, Mike, and, no, I’ve never seen one before, either! Looks great! You did a good job on it!
    And not that it really matters, but I’d guess it might be more like a late ’60’s, rather than an early ’70’s UJBBTS.

  • Mike S

    Thanks guys. This was my first rebuild / restore project. It was physical therapy after I broke my leg last year, and I learned a lot in the process. Now I’m helping a co-worker restore his OTS find.

    • older1

      Wow, first one? Even more impressive, Mike!
      After too many years of being intimidated, I remember the first time I decided to rebuild a bike, finally realizing “bikes can’t possibly be THAT complicated”, and as it turns out, they really aren’t (at least they weren’t 20+ years ago!).
      Good to pass along what you’ve learned, too.