I have a 1986 Nishiki Sport that I bought for $50 in 1999. It was money well spent. The Sport came with a lugged 4130 ChroMoly frame, Araya wheels, Suntour, Sugino and Maillard components. Swapped the steel seat-post and handlebar with alluminum replacements, chucked the "suicide" brake levers in favor of Shimano aero levers, and replaced the "gut ripper" stem shifters with some NOS Downtube shifters. It now weighs about 23#, and is a joy to ride. While I can afford a very nice modern Ultegra equipped roadie, I have no desire to get one. Bike envy in comparison to my "nothing special" Nishiki is almost nil. You could say like this bike a little too much! It does what I want it to do, and looks good enough doing it. This is my only experience with Nishiki, but it's been good so far.
Last edited by Mark4; 10-07-05 at 11:45 AM.