Well, this is my first vintage find. It appears to be mid 70's. I'm not quite sure what to do with it. The light rust on the lugs and the fancy clips that hold the cables on seem to come off with a little aluminum foil and water but one of the seat stays has rust (rust on the chrome) on the wheel facing side so I can't repair that. Everything turns and nothing like the seat post or the stem is stuck, so that is good. the frame itself has very wide tire clearance, like 49mm. The Sugino cranks are nice, as is the Suntour derailleurs. Opinions wanted. Part out what I can? Do a gravel build of the frame? Fix it up and just ride it? I don't think it's worth a whole lot to invest in, I did read that this model was towards the top though for Nishiki. I do have good experience rebuilding some 70's BMX bikes, a couple complete restorations right down to the decals so it's not beyond what I could do, I just need to learn about cassettes and taking apart the bottom brackets, which I have been learning on my road bike. Opinions wanted!

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