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Old 08-26-16 | 06:51 AM
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T-Mar
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Originally Posted by Bikedued
So. What Nishikis made in the late 70's or early eighties had solid maroon paint, centerpull brakes, long cage derailleur, and a chrome fork crown. I am trying to figure out if one is worth driving over hill and dale to go get? These are the only two pictures, and they're tiny. Sorry.,,,,BD


http://images.craigslist.org/00e0e_9...0_1200x900.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/00z0z_f...5_1200x900.jpg
Not much to go on but those are sidepull brakes, as opposed to centrepull. You can see the rear brake housing going into the caliper cable stop on the close-up photo of the seat lug cluster. Down tube shift levers indicate it's better than entry level. Combination of top tube cable clamps, clamp on shifters and what appear to be 700C wheels indicate circa 1978-1980. The crankset looks like it may be a Sugino Super Maxy. I believe this is an International. If so, this is right around the time they switched from a plain CrMo main triangle to a double butted CrMo main triangle, so it could go either way.
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