I bought myself a Nishiki Olympic 12 in '80 as a reward to myself for graduating college. As I recall, it was a tad over $300.
Commuted it, raced it, toured it, upgraded it. The frame was just a tad bit whippy for me, but not too bad. The front rack helped with this a lot.
When it was stolen, I cried. It was an "Olympic 21" by that time and the only original part left was the frame.
Good bike, great memories.
Last edited by eubi; 09-01-05 at 06:10 AM.