Bought this bike from a guy in Washington. Not entirely sure he knew much about the bike or bikes for that matter. Was full of dirt, dust, and cobwebs but fit with a complete Shimano 600 groupset. I cleaned it up, tuned it up, and it rides smooth. The craftmanship is superb and unique. 24in Wheels, Aero true temper tubing. All very impressive. From Koichi Yamaguchi: "Pictured model is a Yamaguchi Areo T (Time Trial / Triathlon). Around 1993~94 built year. And competitively used pro circuit. (Triathlon) Aero T frame is I made for professional triathlete, Alex Beggs, frame tube is True-Temper. I don't have mach info for the bikes.But I dig deep to find a triathlete magazine's picture (scanned)."
Frame:
Yamaguchi
Fork/Headset:
Shimano 600
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Durace 60t Chainring
Pedals:
Shimano
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Paul Tumbies to Shimano 600
Saddle/Seatpost:
San marco
Brakes:
Shimano 600
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
24in Mavic to Shimano Hubs
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
24in Mavic to Shimano Hubs
More Info:
Pictures from Kyle at Golden Saddle Cyclery
Added by Bubba. Last updated over 5 years ago.
8 Comments
Damn, that's a score! Anymore to the story here? How did the guy you bought this from come to possess it in the first place?
Posted about 6 years ago
The seller was a family man with multiple properties he was renting out. He showed interest in cycling as a form of exercise and one of his tenants offered to lend him the bike. The tenant moved and told him to keep the bike. He never used the bike as he thought it was very difficult (The chain ring ratio didnt help) and eventually just gathered dust in the garage.
Posted almost 6 years ago
Jesus. How do you tell your landlord to just "keep the (Yamaguchi)"? How do you even lend that out to begin with? Now I wanna know about the tennant!
Posted almost 6 years ago
My thoughts exactly. For a second i thought it was a made up story but he was a very respectable older man who had no reason to lie. Even flew the bike out from Maryland to San Francisco in person.
Posted almost 6 years ago
I just found out today that it belonged to Alex Beggs. Koichi had trouble finding out more info because the bike color scheme makes it impossible to read the serial number. I tried mutliple times, under different lighting. Cant make out a single number. I have no idea if Beggs has social media or not.
Posted almost 6 years ago
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beejay7575 says:
Sweeeeeet score! That curved seat tube is lovely!
Posted about 6 years ago
GhostRidingTheWhip says:
+1
Posted almost 6 years ago