Nishiki Olympic?
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Nishiki Olympic?
A local seller is offering this bike:
It's the perfect size, I'm just not overly familiar with the company or model

Any help would be great!
It's the perfect size, I'm just not overly familiar with the company or model

Any help would be great!
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I sold the one pictured below a little while back for $200 - it was pretty minty and a very pleasant ride. Yours looks like it needs a good cleaning (and I'm sure and overhaul), so you should be able to do better.
Personally I thiink the Nishiki's are every bit as good as the Miyata's which seem to have a larger following.
The Olympic was about the middle of their line-up - below the Royale & Int'l, but above the Sport models.
This website has some good information for Nishiki fans
https://yojimg.net/bike/nishiki/
Personally I thiink the Nishiki's are every bit as good as the Miyata's which seem to have a larger following.
The Olympic was about the middle of their line-up - below the Royale & Int'l, but above the Sport models.
This website has some good information for Nishiki fans
https://yojimg.net/bike/nishiki/

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I had a Nishiki Olympic 12, must have been around 1982 or so when I bought it new (around $200 if memory serves). Very dependable. Had it for about 7 years and never had any problems with it. It was my "daily driver" for a couple of those years.
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OP, check the wheels/tires on the bike. They look like 700C size. If that's the case, I'd estimate that bike will sell for somewhere between $150 to $200. If the wheels are 27", then the price will be lower. As the 80's progressed, the Olympic shifted from being an upper entry level bike to a lower mid level bike. That one probably has generic double butted chromoly main tubes. They are nice bikes, not high end, but certainly a good qualtiy bike.
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