Old 09-16-11 | 12:28 PM
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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert

Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more

That Univega is a nice find, I had one but unfortunately, it was too small for me.

Had two good finds this week. The first was the all chrome Katakura Silk, I posted it in another thread, so no reason to repeat those pics.

The second was a thrift store find this afternoon. It has been a LONG time since I found a bike worth picking up at a thrift store. We were driving in town, so I stopped at the large GW that was on the way. My wife spotted a Nishiki racing bike. Turned out to be a 1977 Nishiki International, EXTREMELY dirty, but the bike appears to be in pretty good shape under all the dirt. Typical dirty bike at a thrift store price. This will be my sixth 1970s Nishiki International in the last two years, and the best one as far as build quality and components. Got to love the barcons, those might end up on something else, like the Trek 714 I have in my project queue.

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