Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - NISHIKI w/ chrome lugs and suntour dropouts????

Hey i just saw this bike locally and was wondering if anyone had any information on it for me. It is a Nishiki with chrome headtube lugs and chrome suntour dropouts. I didnt know suntour dropouts exist the deraillurs are suntour and diacompe brakes and campy cable guides????? this bike interests me as i have a nishiki maxima with campy droputs that i love. That is all the info i have so if some one could give me some history and a value of frameset as shown i would appreciate it.

Frameset values are limited unless you happen to have ready access to the parts needed to complete the bike. Given the nice chrome lugs, I would start looking for a donor bike to complete it.

What grade/model are the Suntour components? What is the material of construction of the frame?

Find the serial number on the bottom of the bottom bracket, and do a search for the Nishiki serial number thread. You will find a lot of info there.

thanks ill try to get you the component grade and tube as well as hopefully post the serial

Does anyone know of any models nishiki made with chrome lugs maybe catalog? thanks all

suntour cyclone deraillurs
dia compe gran compe
campy cable clips
sugino mighty comp crankset
suntour fron and rear dropouts

looks like it could be a Pro from the '70s. Pretty nice, and it was top-of-line back then, but workmanship wasn't quite as good as later nishikis.Value? hard to say, I have seen a very good example of one go for about $300 to a collector in the SF Bay Area, that might not be a good gauge of value for you: it was a high-cost neighborhood and eagar buyer. And was a complete bike, not just a frame.

Yea i hope that was in prestine condition for that much. Does anyone have picture of a pro with chrome lugs or any nishiki with chrome lugs really. I just want to know what it looked like and any other info on it. Thanks guys

value of frameset as shown i would appreciate it.

$50. Max. Not a penny more.

Does anyone have picture of a pro with chrome lugs or any nishiki with chrome lugs really.

My beater Pro ('72/'73):

http://home.mchsi.com/~shufford/nishiki.html

Nice one:

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/Dave-Ross-collection/Nishiki-1975/

Bob

Hah, I think that green "nice one" IS the one I saw Mr. Ross purchase at a Bay Area swap...I could be off about the price, but I think it was offered for about 3 bills, maybe Dave got it for a bit less (?) or perhaps he was selling it.

Hah, I think that green "nice one" IS the one I saw Mr. Ross purchase at a Bay Area swap...I could be off about the price, but I think it was offered for about 3 bills ...Makes sense -- mine was $30 at a local bike swap and his is 10 times nicer. :thumb:

This one doesn't have chrome lugs, but my wife's late '70s Nishiki Pro is a much better bike.

http://home.mchsi.com/~bhufford3/79pro01.jpg
http://home.mchsi.com/~bhufford3/79pro07.jpg

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/broderir/Catalogs-Posters/Road-Tests-Reviews/Bicycling-1976-08-10/

Thanks again to East Hill for the wonderful gift! (Dry those tears ...) :p

Bob

YEA I THINK THATS A LITTLE SILLY IF IT WAS BEING OFFERED FOR $50 I WOULDNT HAVE POSTED IT HERE I WOULD HAVE JUST BOUGHT IT

GEEZ THAT GREEN ONE MAKES ME WANT TO BUY THE BLACK ONE IM LOOKING AT! THATS SOO NICE! i DONT KNOW HOW GOOD OF CONDITION IT IS BUT HE WANTS LIKE 200 FOR THE FRAMESET WHICH I THINK IS WAY HIGH FOR THIS UNLESS ITS PERFECT WHICH IT DOESNT APPEAR TO BE.

WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO........ sorry for caps!

+1 I am with Jim on this one, $50, maybe $75 max, if you happen to have enough parts on hand to complete it.

It would be a nice bike when you are done, but if you had to buy all of the components to complete, the bike would not make any sense financially.

I like to keep a donor or two on hand for such a project.

my market is hot enough that even a hundred for that would be okay. if that popped up on the local cl i'd be all over it.