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09-19-12 | 02:36 PM

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Lumbago

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Dear all,

This is my first post and I have to say that I was almost as exited about finding this thread as I was when I just recently bought what I belive is a very nice Nishiki bike at a ridiculously low price! Hopefully you will be able to confirm my beliefs

The bike is a Nishiki Ironman "triathlon series" with serial number EH400442 and the condition is really excellent. It has Shimano 105 across the board but the brake levers and wires are missing for some reason and steering tape (is that what it's called??) is also missing. I would really like to know the make of the bike and also what it could be worth. The guy I bought it from was the original owner and he said he had paid "at least 2500 usd" (with todays ex.rate) for it some time in the 80's and that he had only used it a handful of times. The rubber in the tyres, also alegedly original, are still soft and perfectly usable! I paid roughly 80 usd for it just a week ago and I was so exited I almost wet myself when I gave him the money and walked away..hehe.

So what do you guys think?? Was it as good a deal as I tought it was or is this the going price for a bike like this? I'm on my iPad right now so I'll try to upload the pictures but I might have to wait until I get to the computer...