Hondo6:
There is rusting near the lugs. I suspect that it's superficial, but it's possible that the pointy parts of the lugs have come away from the tubes. Even if that's the case, I don't think that it extends far. (But who knows?)
I still can't post photos but there should be 2 additional photos in my album that show a close up of a few of the lugs (and the rust around them).

oneclick:
I'm not sure if you were pointing out that the lugs could be used to identify the bike. I considered that. The lugs look like they could be from a Nishiki (or whatever other bikes used the same lugs).


Wow! That's quite the list. Thanks for pointing it out.
From that list, the only one that it looks like it could fit the format with would be a Sekine, but I think that the components on this bike are from at least the mid 80s. If the W for Sekines was for 1971 and 1972, it would be too early for this bike.

Other than a potentially missing second letter, it would fit the Nishiki format that T-Mar described. (The W being USA - 1985-1987*) So the missing second letter would likely be F, G, or H.

Is there a similar list for North American or European bikes?
I'm in Ontario, so there's a good chance that the bike was made either in Canada or the USA, or at least made for the North American market.

I didn't notice that the frame is bent. I'm glad you pointed it out before I tried to fix it up.
That might explain why the front wheel is different from the back. I was thinking that maybe it was in an accident (or got bent some other way).