Nishiki
03-26-08 | 04:05 PM
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Nishiki
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/618657229.html
any input on this? looking for my fiancee, shes pretyt short (5'4)
it'll be her first road bike
any input on this? looking for my fiancee, shes pretyt short (5'4)
it'll be her first road bike
03-26-08 | 04:11 PM
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feros ferio
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
It is probably either a low-end Custom Sport or a mid-grade Kokusai (International), but I cannot tell for sure from the picture provided. An International is arguably worth the ante, but the price seems a little steep for a Custom Sport, which is a boat anchor. If it is an International, it will have aluminum cranks and a CrMo sticker on the frame.
The frame size should be OK for her, unless she is really long in the legs. My wife stands 5'6" and happily rides a 21" = 53.5cm frame.
The frame size should be OK for her, unless she is really long in the legs. My wife stands 5'6" and happily rides a 21" = 53.5cm frame.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
03-26-08 | 04:58 PM
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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
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That's a friction shifting bike, not index. I would make sure she's OK with friction shifting before you purchase it. Otherwise, the price is within what I'm seeing an older, entry level road bike selling for over here on the other side of the country. My understanding is SanDiego is a fairly hot market. If that's correct, that's a good price.
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03-26-08 | 06:30 PM
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San Diego is a pretty hot market. That would be bikes, not real estate at least for now.
I miss most of the deals I see on Craigslist. Still, I persist.
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1971 Paramount P-13 Chrome
1973 Paramount P-15 Opaque Blue
1974 Raleigh Professional Blue Mink
1991 Waterford Paramount
Holland Titanium Dura Ace Group
Holland Titanium Ultegra Triple Group
03-26-08 | 09:09 PM
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From: Take a deep breath, and ask--What would Sheldon do?
Bikes: Nishiki Nut! International, Pro, Olympic 12, Sport mixte, and others too numerous to mention.
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/618657229.html
any input on this? looking for my fiancee, shes pretyt short (5'4)
it'll be her first road bike
any input on this? looking for my fiancee, shes pretyt short (5'4)
it'll be her first road bike
Did you get it? The listing was deleted by the time I looked just now.
(oh, and Welcome to BikeForums!)
East Hill
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03-26-08 | 10:34 PM
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From: Take a deep breath, and ask--What would Sheldon do?
Bikes: Nishiki Nut! International, Pro, Olympic 12, Sport mixte, and others too numerous to mention.
Don't worry, soon enough you will know what you are looking at when you see a good deal (at least if you keep reading the threads in this forum!).
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03-26-08 | 10:42 PM
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mullenium,
You're 6'2"? Long in the legs or torso? Check this out; they're sold out except for the 60cm model:
https://www.ibexbikes.com/Bikes/CLS-3300-Details.html
Standover would be fine for you. If your torso is not super short, you should be able to manage a 59cm toptube fairly well.
Only thing about this is that it would require some adjustment on your end once you receive it, and you'd need a few tools, but nothing too specialized.
You're 6'2"? Long in the legs or torso? Check this out; they're sold out except for the 60cm model:
https://www.ibexbikes.com/Bikes/CLS-3300-Details.html
Standover would be fine for you. If your torso is not super short, you should be able to manage a 59cm toptube fairly well.
Only thing about this is that it would require some adjustment on your end once you receive it, and you'd need a few tools, but nothing too specialized.
