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for parts/ as is: Vintage 1980s Tandem Bicycle - $100 (Chevy Chase)
part type:
other
condition:
salvage
make / manufacturer:
Kuwahara
model name / number:
Kuwahara Adventurer T.K.
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A parts bike, a vintage drop bar tandem bicycle.
Kuwahara Adventurer T.K. Tandem c. 1983
Disclosures:
--> Stress crack where rear top tube meets the front seat tube, needs welding
--> Shifter housings have failed.
--> Tires hold air but are decades old.
--> Comes with no rear pedals.
Sizing:
Front Top Tube Length 22.5” (57cm)
Front Standover 32”
Rear standover 30.5”
Wheels are 27” / ETRTO 630 for 27-1/4” tires
Phil Wood 48 spoke wheels w/polished alloy hub shells.
Suntour friction Barcon shifters
6 spd freewheel.
The wheels are true. The bike was ridden for years with the stress crack developing however the cost of welding and machining inside of the seat tube is easily more than the bike is worth. I expect that this bike will be stripped for parts for another vintage tandem.