I'll add that the first bike I know of fully equipped with Suntour Superbe was the Fuji Pro and I am going to guess that came out in 1977. Maybe 1978. The 1st generation Superbe is great stuff in my opinion.
Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ
Bingham, Wayne wrote:
>>>>I'm not sure when Superbe Pro died out, but I know it's
>>>>
>>>>
>post-1983....(I'm 99% sure that the NR clone Superbe Pro is
>pre-1983)...... what brand and model of bikes commonly came with Superbe
>Pro as OEM, or as a common choice by bike shops that were building up
>framesets?
>Chris Kostman<<<
>
>There were various versions of both Superbe and Superbe Pro components,
>and even some crossover between the two. The early Superbe (late 70's?
>- mid 80's) was the Campy Record-looking stuff. The Raleigh Superbe in
>80 and 81 was a mostly all Japanese Raleigh with a complete Superbe
>group. Pix of mine can be seen here:
>
>http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Raleigh-Superbe
>
>Trek also spec'd a full Superbe (well, mostly) 760 in '84, and used a
>smattering of Superbe parts on other bikes in their line-up over the
>years.
>
>Superbe Pro drifts off-topic here, and was around from the mid 80's
>through the early 90's, and resembles mid 80's Dura Ace as much as
>anything. It evolved through several versions from a mix of very
>Superbe-like components (brakes in particular - I'd swear that I've seen
>the exact same calipers and levers labeled both ways), to indexing and
>aero brake cable routing. Superbe Pro cranksets were offered originally
>with 144 BCD pattern, later changed to 130. I can remember very few
>full-Superbe Pro spec'd bikes, but there were a few, including a
>Cannondale Black Lightning, with a full black anodized Superbe Pro
>group.
>
>I have an '83 3Rensho project that I hope to do as a fully Japanese
>build, using Superbe Pro as the base group.
>
>Wayne Bingham
>Lovettsville VA