Originally Posted by
Lamplight
The brakes are DiaCompe and look nearly identical to the ones on my Prestige but with a plain silver finish. On the back of the calipers I found the numbers 5583 and 0280. The serial number on the frame is KS346873. The bike came with no front derailleur and the rear derailleur was a very low-end looking Suntour Honor, which had lost the mounting bolt at some point and was just hanging by the cable. It looked like a very cheap piece compared to the rest of the bike, which seemed odd.
Edit: I also discovered the fork was bent after someone noticed it in another thread last night. It has a .833 steerer tube which I'm not fond of so I may try to find a 1" replacement. The fork also seems to be of lower quality than the frame.
1975. FYI, the original rear derailleurs during this era were typically were SunTour VGT.
Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Maybe someone can help me date this Nishiki that my friend's mom wants me to sell for her. The BB has the following stamped into it: CF03 963
It is an Olympic Tri A and has "Designed by Norco" written on the chainstays and "Infinity Cr-Mo Tapered Double Butted Tubing TANGE" is the tubing. The cranks are Sugino VP and the brakes and brake-levers are Dia-Compe with the shifters/derailleurs being Shimano Light Action. Thanks!
Considering you just sold it, the age doesn't really matter now, does it? Regardless, it was a 1986 and appears to be been one of the Canadian market models designed by Norco.