Originally Posted by
T-Mar
Thxs for posting your Comp II, though I'd appreciate it if you could post date codes for the major components. The reason I'm asking is that it appears Nishiki spec'd an idnetical Comp II for 1982 and there's a possibility that it may be a 1982 model manufactured in late 1981. The date codes may help to determine the exact model year. TIA.
OK, the only major components left on it were, the Cyclone derailleurs, which are BOTH marked XA (for January 1981), and that rear hub marked March 1981. There is a Sakae Road Custom drop bar, and a single Gran Compe lever, as well as a single matching GC caliper. I guess there "might" be a date code on that Kawamura headset, which I'll look into, but I'm just guessing there, no idea if they were dated at all. Overall, this is just the bare frame & fork, with a few parts included, but I'm OK with that.
BTW, the seat tube is smallish, I tried the 26.8 from the Bertin, and it looks a little big, but there's some cleanup needed in that area, before I really try.