Originally Posted by
Northern Wheels
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).
OP: oneclick was graphically identifying the frame/fork areas that appear to have been damaged by a rather severe front-end impact by circling them in red above. In my comment, I was agreeing with his assessment in an understated way.
Originally Posted by
Northern Wheels
I didn't notice that the frame is bent. . . . 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).
I agree with the accident assessment, as well as that being the reason for the different front wheel. See Trakhack's comment above for more specifics.
If the accident was severe enough to bend both frame and fork, it's also very likely why the frame was on its way to the scrapheap.
That's a pity - it otherwise looks like a decent vintage find in a somewhat hard-to-come-by size.