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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
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Originally Posted by
T-Mar
The hubs, crankset and rear derailleur do not appear to be 600AX. In fact the crankset appears to be a triple and the rear wheel appears to have 40 spokes. Both are indicative a grand touring model as is the 2nd set of bottle bosses under the down tube.
The serial number indicates a 1984 Araya built model. Nishiki's USA grand touring models that year were the Cresta and Seral, yet both were spec'd with cantilever brakes and your frame does not have the appropriate bosses. That suggests a Canadian market Nishiki Continental. They were a grand touring model with caliper brakes.
EDIT: Pulled the post. I thought this might be a 1983 Cresta with the metallic anthracite paint job, but the downtube decal is not the correct color, so as they say on SNL Never Mind.
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