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Old 11-20-05 | 10:36 AM
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My bikes became Vintage
 
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As promised, here are some pics of my mid-seventies Shields Nishiki Landau, which I bought new. Over the years I upgraded the swaged SR Apex crank to a Shimano 600 EX and replaced the 5-speed to block with a narrow 6-speed one with a 28T low cog. I also added a Norco rear rack (a fraction of the cost of a similar-looking Blackburn one) and gold coloured ESGE fenders, which you can't get anymore. The original tires were 1-1/8 x 27 and it now has 1-1/4 x 27 Norco tires. I also stripped the front fork down to the chrome, as well as part of the rear triangle. Originally the chrome just showed on the dropout surfaces, just like my Ultimate.
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