Road Cycling - nishiki bikes?

My dad gave me his road bike. It says "Nishiki" and I think it says "International" on another tube. The derailleurs are shimano moun-tech. and I believe the frame is steel.

I just wanted to know if these bikes are any good? I was going to replace the shifters and brakes, but if it isn't worth it then ill just save up for another road bike.

anybody?

Hard to say, Nishiki has had some good bikes in their time. Your dad gave it to you so it must be "old school"
Are the shifters on the handlebar stem or down tube?
Also seeing its old school its probably a little heavier than todays bikes, so it really depends on what you will be using the bike for.
Take into consideration the groupo on the bike, is it suntour, shimano etc. also how many speed.
So really the bottom line is what you have on the bike and what you plan on using the bike for.
Sorry I wasnt much help. I am enclosing a pic of a Nishiki and maybe you can determine if its simular.

t doesnt really look like that. The shift levers are on the bottom of the handlebars and the bike has 2 gears on the front and 5 in the back.

Im probably just going to use the bike to ride around town and for short commuting trips.

If i can ill get a picture up asap.

If you are going to be using it for just short little trips the bike should do you fine, its definately not what one would ride for racing. The shifters being on the handlebar stem sounds as if it may have been an early touring or cruising bike, you have a 5 speed/double so if you arent attacking mountains or looking for high speeds the bike would be an okay commuter.
I am sure since the bike was given to you from your dad it has some sentimental value. So keep it, it could even be an okay trainer until you get into something more serious like a bianchi :D
You also may look into nishiki groups, after reading your thread last night I went to a search engine and found 2 or 3 different nishiki groups with questions and answers, I am not too familiar with nishiki but have seen a few that did look pretty nice..
Good luck and ride safe

As long as it is for around town it should be OK. If it has the same paint job as the picture above, expect to get beat up a least once a week. :eek:

OMG I think I burnt my retinas!!!

I believe Nishiki's were built for or by a Canadian company named "NORCO" - they also produced the "Fiori" line, if I'm not mistaken. I believe the "International" is a little bit higher in quality than the old Raleigh SuperRecord.

Time has come to convert that old Nishiki into a fixed gear.

George

lol the paint job is grey/black/blue so Idon't think ill get beat up to often :D

Thanks everyone, I think imjust goint to replace the shifters, derailleurs and brakes after that I should be fine.

A pink bike would be cool to have, i dont really care too much for Nishiki, but I came close to buying that pink one, i saw it on ebay the other night, Thought at least in a pack I wouldnt be hard to find :D

anybody?

Wow, 14 minutes later?!?! You really have to give people time...

My first "fancy" road bike was a Nishiki International, circa 1978, lugged, Candy Apple red, gold lug stripes, Suntour Cyclone derailleurs, and I think Sugino cranks. A great old bike. I gave it away a few years ago in a fit of house cleaning. I'm glad that it could be getting used, but it would be nice to have it around still.

A pink bike would be cool to have, i dont really care too much for Nishiki, but I came close to buying that pink one, i saw it on ebay the other night, Thought at least in a pack I wouldnt be hard to find :D
my bike's pink... but i'm almost contemplating painting it matt black.

*shrugs*

getting some wheels for it first might be of more vital importance.

fssb
sparky

eo: numious - colours mix pt 1

PdxMark - I think the Nishiki I have now had suntour cyclone derailleurs. They may still be in my dads "bike box"

also, how do you get the pictures to work. It keeps saying my file is too big. I don't want to make it too small or else no one is going to be able to see it.

my bike's pink... but i'm almost contemplating painting it matt black.

*shrugs*

getting some wheels for it first might be of more vital importance.

fssb
sparky

eo: numious - colours mix pt 1
Back in the 80's I had a friend who bought a brand new Myetta , myelle or something like that (very hot pink). But it was a very sweet bike. Makes me wish I bought it, I saw it and showed it to him and to think I almost bought something other than a Bianchi

I had a Nishiki International I which I used for a commuter bike back in the early '80s. Shifters were on the down tube. It was a few pounds on the heavy side, but worked fine for commuting. It was an excellent "budget" bike.

I upgraded the components over the few years that I rode it before finally feeling like the frame was holding me back. I pulled off the good components and gave the frame away.

--Twofer