Originally Posted by
fasthair
Funny this was posted. I was cruising the local CL this past weekend because I was bored (snowing and windy... spring in Iowa!) and this thing pops up.
...but the Nishiki's not a racing "funny bike". It has a different reason for the small front wheel -- it was built with a geometry for small riders, a la Georgena Terry's bikes. If you look for them, you'll also find this 700c/24" setup on some Panasonic bikes in addition to Terry & Nishiki.