Nishiki International project PICS
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Nishiki International project PICS
I picked up this Nishiki International today for $15. It’s a nice bike with no major issues other than being neglected. Suntour Cyclone derailers, 27 inch alloy wheels, Super Maxy cranks, Cast Suntour GT drop-outs, dia compe brakes. It also had a really cool oldschool Blackburn rack that isn’t shown in the pics. The serial # ends in 78, and the brakes are stamped 0277 (Feb 1977?) So I am guessing it’s a ’78? I plan on keeping and riding it for the time being. I should have some re-furbished pics soon. So my question is, are these Internationals well regarded bikes? Or is this another gas-pipe-bike-boom-bike that I so often have littering my garage?
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Nice score, yes they are well regarded. I think they improved on the bike in the 80s. Its a very comfortable ride. Do a search here, there is lots of discussions on Int. and Nishiki.
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Great find! Go out to the vintage trek site: https://www.vintage-trek.com/ and date the components to figure out what year it is. Mine dates to '76 but has a few differences, like barcon shifters and centerpull brakes as well as different headbadge and derailleur.
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It's decent. Probably a straight gauge chromoly main frame with hi-tensile stays and maybe the fork too. Decent rider with good geometry. By the 80s they were much better with double butted main frame and chromoly fork... Never did loose the hi-tensile stays. Specialised expedition. trek 520, miyata 1000 and the nishiki continental were all superior rigs.
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Thanks for the info guys!
Well I hit 2 local bike shops. At Performance I got 27x1 1/8 Kevlar belted tires, and a set of tubes. At City Bikes I got a pair of Aero Tektro levers. I cleaned everything, repacked the headset, BB, hubs, lubed, cleaned, lubed, and cleaned some more. All I have left is to put on the chain and pedals. I’ll have finished pics tomorrow. Here is what I did today:
Well I hit 2 local bike shops. At Performance I got 27x1 1/8 Kevlar belted tires, and a set of tubes. At City Bikes I got a pair of Aero Tektro levers. I cleaned everything, repacked the headset, BB, hubs, lubed, cleaned, lubed, and cleaned some more. All I have left is to put on the chain and pedals. I’ll have finished pics tomorrow. Here is what I did today:
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WOW! nice detailing, that`s a great ride. Based on the background in some of those pics it looks like you are well versed in the overhauling of bicycles.
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That is one gorgeous bike. I am thoroughly jealous that you picked it up for only $15. Around here in Toledo OH, I have to pay 10 times as much for something like that, literally. Nice job with everything.
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Yeah, I guess I am, I now have 16 bikes in my garage. I've been flipping a few bikes to finance a new Cyclocross bike...........I still havent decided what to buy yet. Mostly I just enjoy the satisfaction of taking a broken down old bike and making it a servicable rider.
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I have an International of a similar era to yours, except it is black and is more modified...
Good to see you lost the dorky chainring guard - I did the same to a Super Maxy crank on my girlfriend's Nishiki Continental. Now that I remember, that particular crankset was originally on my International...
Good to see you lost the dorky chainring guard - I did the same to a Super Maxy crank on my girlfriend's Nishiki Continental. Now that I remember, that particular crankset was originally on my International...
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DONE!! Took 24 hrs which is probably as fast as I have ever done a complete refurbishing. Luckily it was a pretty clean bike to begin with which made things easy. So in all, I added new levers, cables, housings, bar tape, tires, tubes, and a Brooks Professional I had on another bike. The only other thing I plan to do is a new set of brake pads. I took her out for a ride this morning and I am really pleased. Absoutley no complaints.
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Nice rescue; great bike, even though not yet discovered by the collectors.
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