Originally Posted by
John E
Been there ... done that with a 1971 Nishiki. I naively happily rode one for 20 years, but the late 1970s and early 1980s Nishiki frames are much nicer. A Cresta would be a good choice, if you can find an owner who wants to part with one.
When I was looking for a road bike for the girlfriend, we looked at a Cresta. Beautiful bike, if it weren't such a small size, one of us would definitely have bought it.
I'm reasonably new to old bikes, but that one has stuck out in my mind as a thing of beauty.