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Old 12-28-23 | 08:05 AM
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Bikes: Kona Rove DL, 1972 Nishiki Road Compe







Originally Posted by Oldsteeler
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hi Breadfan,
You presented your green Nishiki here in April 23.

At that time it was still in a condition that still required intensive care.

How does the green Nishiki look today? It could already have become a beauty .

show us some pictures . Thanks.
I'm finally getting around to it but I'm not going to rebuild it with the original parts. The chrome on the frame is toast so I will prep it best I can and paint it. I don't like the color so I will be changing it to a seafoam green color. The Chrome on the forks is nearly perfect so I am thinking of removing all the green paint and leaving the fork all chrome, or maybe adding a touch of the seafoam green to tie it together. I sold the wheels, cranks, bar end shifters, and the neck was damaged so, those are gone. I found a threadless stem adapter (not easy) that will fit a modern day stem and dropbars. I have a full Ultegra 9 speed groupset and some wheels with Ultegra Hubs that will work. I've spread the frame to 130mm. Instead of the "brifters" I will be putting on Tektro brake levers and I'm going to use a rebuilt downtube Suntour Power friction shifter. I hope it covers all 9 gears. If not I can go to an 8 speed cassette. One of the biggest roadblocks I have found with these old bikes are the decals. Although I'm changing the color and it won't be authentic, I'd still like some decals. The good news is I work in a very modern day print shop where i could make my own. But, that would mean learning Illustrator and I am on the computer 8 hours a day. When I go home, the last thing I want to do is learn another program and be on the computer. After 25 years, I despise it more and more. I'm on the fence on that and even if I do, the end result will not be perfect. I'm curious on what others do with these old bikes that decals are not available for? I know I am hacking this bike up a bit, but I can always change things if I'm not happy with it. What I really wanted was a nice old, light steel frame with a slight new/old look to it.
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