Originally Posted by
Davidgoldman
Picked up this super red and Shiki international 4130 CR MO And found this thread hoping to find some more info. Pick it up from the gentleman at a garage sale he didn’t have any info. Anything that you guys could give would be super appreciated! I tried uploading photos, but it saying I can’t because I haven’t posted enough on bike forums. The bike is white with a splattering of black and it’s a change number one made in Taiwan. Has the red and blue does Shiki emblems and it says it’s the performance equip
Welcome to the forum. Here's a link to your photo gallery
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/user/535355
Based on the logo style and the Shimano 105SC components, this should be a 1990 model. By that time the ATB trend had pared Nishiki's road line down to four models. The International was 2nd in the road line with an MSRP of $599 US. Tange #1 tubing is good and would have been 2nd in the Tange line at the time. The 105SC components were 3rd level for Shimano. I notice that it's TIG welded construction, which was just starting to take over from lugs as a more economical and flexible method. Taiwanese manufacture was becoming typical for the price point, taking over from the Japanese. It would be consisdered a decent, mid-range, sports model for its era.