{"id":106491,"date":"2019-04-19T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=106491"},"modified":"2019-04-20T17:56:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T08:56:21","slug":"nitto-vintage-parts","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/nitto-vintage-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitto Vintage Parts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nitto_handlebar_works\/\">Nitto just started their official Instagram<\/a>? They sometimes posted prototypes and dead stock parts, so I really enjoy checking it. You must follow it if you are Nitto for life!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwTAQpcltf-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwTAQpcltf-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by taka_yosikawa (@nitto_handlebar_works)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-04-16T00:51:00+00:00\">Apr 15, 2019 at 5:51pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>It seems like they found old\u00a0foldable handlebars and super long stems while taking inventory in the warehouse! The stem is so sick!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bva2HafAbSs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bva2HafAbSs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by taka_yosikawa (@nitto_handlebar_works)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-25T05:24:54+00:00\">Mar 24, 2019 at 10:24pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The other day, a guy from Nitto called us and ask if we want the dead stock items, and then we said why not.<br \/>\nThe sending items were wrapped in an old newspaper, which was published over 10 years ago. (Ken Griffey jr. was on a sports column..)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106494\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2697.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2697-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nOkay, so these were what we got from them \u2193<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/nitto-tsubasa-7.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106493 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2661.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2661-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis is <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/nitto-tsubasa-7.html\">Nitto Tsubasa (6 generation)<\/a>. It is the true time trial handlebar. Tsubasa means wing of a bird in Japanese. That bullhorn bar part looks like wings and gnarly. It is now almost impossible to find an unused one and even a used one was very expensive on ebay.<\/p>\n<p>This can be a great book art, like Antler. Put on your bookshelf or fireplace when you don\u2019t use it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=mt-52\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106519 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1img_0107_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1img_0107_1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1img_0107_1-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=mt-52\">Nitto MT-52<\/a> is another dead stock parts we found in the Nitto warehouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/nitto-mt-52-thread-stem-dull.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106521 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mt-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mt-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mt-52-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mt-52-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAbout 6month ago, we got MT-52 in silver and this is the black version. Those are a great match with old school mountain bikes and touring bikes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/nitto-ui-stem-dull.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2551.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/img_2551-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 1st generation of <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/nitto-ui-stem-dull.html\">UI (ultimate ideal) stem<\/a> is a 1inch threadless stem. These look great for a fixed gear bike doesn&#8217;t it (like Affinity Lo pro)? but again this is old shool\u00a0and vintage, so the steerer diameter is 1inch and handlebar clamp diameter is 26mm. You may need to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/nitto-stainless-handlebar-shim.html\">Nitto handlebar shim<\/a> with it.<\/p>\n<p>Nitto sometimes hooks us up and they give\u00a0the vintage parts like these. We keep crate digging and add on our global site more and more. Nitto rules!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/bicycle\/vintage-parts.html\">\u21e8Vintage Parts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":106524,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":106524,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1024,"height":683,"file":"2019\/04\/22488972805_3035e30c40_b.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"22488972805_3035e30c40_b-640x427.jpg","width":640,"height":427,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":34056,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/22488972805_3035e30c40_b-640x427.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"22488972805_3035e30c40_b-900x600.jpg","width":900,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":67282,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/22488972805_3035e30c40_b-900x600.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"22488972805_3035e30c40_b-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":61278,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/22488972805_3035e30c40_b-800x600.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"filesize":133818},"post":106491,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/22488972805_3035e30c40_b.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-load-items":"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/brands\/nitto.html"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/106491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}