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Custom made Michael Johnson - Super Rare - $1,400 (Oakland)
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Very rare late 70s early 80s Michael Johnson custom built road bike made in Sacramento California by renowned local frame builder Mike Johnson. A prodigy and contemporary of Albert Eisentraut (whom he reportable trained under) and other prominent Calif frame builders you can see the influence of these greats in his work. Things such as finely filed lugs and top of seat tube and unique fastback stays with Dutch style pinch bolt - with a very high quality gorgeous paint job etc. Alignment of the frame is impeccable.
Many high quality upgraded parts from the stock ones that work much better than the original ones.
Lets face it, those old brakes from this era were terrible! Putting your feet to the asphalt would stop you faster.
Frame - Columbus Tubing
Shimano 600EX Arabesque Crankset 52/42
Suntour Superbe front derailleur
Upgrade to Shimano SIS indexed shifters with 105 rear SIS derailleur
Upgrade from 27" to 700c Rigida wheelset laced to like new Suntour Superbe hubs
Cinelli stem
12-28 Shimano 5 speed freewheel (126mm spacing so can be upgraded to a 6 or 7sd freewheel)
Like new upgraded more modern caliper brakes
Like new aero style brake levers
Shimano 600 strap in pedals
New bar tape, cables and housing.
New Michelin Dynamic gum wall 28mm tires
Tuned and ready to ride
Back in the day these California top end custom frames would cost a few thousand dollars and that's in 70s / 80s money.
This is very reasonably priced given what it is, that it is a complete bike and that its extraordinary rare.
One knowledgeable online source claimed there is only about a half dozen of these known to exist in the state of California.
So if you want a very rare and special custom made bike that rides really really nice is hand made and meticulously built then this may be the one for you.
Open to reasonable offers.