Originally Posted by
MRT2
Wow! As a former owner of a 1980 Nishiki Sport (purchased new at a lbs with some birthday and paper route money, lent to my younger brother when I left for college, sold by my Dad at a garage sale while I was studying in Europe without my permission
) I am impressed. That has to be the classiest Nishiki Sport in the country.
Thank you! It's been a fun project, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that, because of its long top tube, I was able to make a 50 cm frame fit me. Like a glove, actually. An 80's Bianchi rider approached me at the coffee shop this morning and noted the same thing adding, "These old Nishikis with their top tubes can be fit to 6' riders pretty easy. . . . the short head tube and extended stem and seat tubes just make them look compact . . . . tough, if you know what I mean. . . . "
I did know what he meant and am the first to admit that I got very lucky with this one. I hope you'll find another Nishiki one day . . . maybe even your old bike. :-) DB