Romyan

Somehow the Nishiki is somewhat appealing but who knows. I may keep looking. The thing with the Peugeot is that it would need new tires and other things. so I'm not 100% on that. Since you had a Peugeot, what would you estimate wheels would be? Anything else I should do?

jefnvk

I put Conti Ultra Sport II 27x1-1/8 on mine. Think they were $15ish from a LBS.

https://www.niagaracycle.com/categor...eel-bead-black

Romyan

May sound dumb, but does it come with 2 tires or 1?

Barabaika

Most likely, when you buy a 30-year-old bicycle, you'll have to replace the tires, unless the owner has already replaced them.

If you have a choice of bicycles, get a bicycle with 700c wheels. It's a modern standard now, there are numerous tires in that size from cheap ($10) to expensive ones.
27" tires are available too.
This bicycle, for example, has 700c wheels: https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/...260471390.html

Have you actually checked what bicycle size is good for you? What is your height?

Barabaika

The Nishiki Olympic is from the 70s. It has a head tube badge that was dropped in 1980.

The sweet spot for the Nishiki Olympic 12 was 1983-1984. The tubing was nice - double-butted Tange 2; the brake calipers were recessed (look closer, the older brake calipers have hex nuts), so it's easier to replace them with modern ones; the seat post was aluminum - the bike on your photo has an older style seat post made of steel.

Here is a newer Nishiki Olympic 12, though, it's smaller. It has some small rust spots on the frame .
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/la...253826185.html
It's probably 1982.

jefnvk

That is per tire.

Also, as pointed out, the bike may not be 27", in which case those tires won't work. The listing doesn't specify. I wouldn't worry too much about 27 v 700, there are plenty of decent 27" options still available.

Romyan

https://www.ebicycles.com/bicycle-tools/frame-sizer/road-bike/size-sheet?utf8=✓&u=in&r=man&h=1727.2&i=863.6&b=Calculate


Around 59cm, guessing 58cm may work also. IDK about 56cm.

Barabaika

Is your height 5' 8"?

I think that you measured your leg length incorrectly.
A 23" bike is too big for you.

I would look for a 21" bike:
Frame sizes to consider:

54cm, 55cm, 56cm, 57cm
21", 21.5", 22", 22.5"


https://www.ebicycles.com/bicycle-to...i=&b=Calculate

Romyan

I tried a 56cm bike, felt a bit small honestly. I may go with a 57 or 58 since I'm still growing and all.