What bike is this?
 

It's obviously a Nishiki, but does anyone know what year this is? My grandpa dropped it off at my house since he knows that I'm into bikes. He doesn't know much about bikes so I couldn't ask him about it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/chkjoker/001.jpg

I am guessing either very late 1970s or, more likely, early 1980s. The single set of water bottle bosses is typical of that era -- by the mid 1980s, a second set, on the seat tube, had become almost universal. If it has a 6-speed freewheel, that would also befit that period. The under-the-bottom-bracket cable routing is also a 1980s thing.

Those who have seen pictures of Capo #1 know I love the red with the white head tube. :)

Having recently used this website to date my Nishiki rally, id suggest you check for your serial # on the bottom bracket, or seat stays. Then, compare against this.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ghlight=serial

Good luck!

Those bullhorn bars need to be flipped 180 degrees.

That is true. It looks like your grandfather or whoever was riding it was trying to get an upright ride, using the bullhorns as makeshift north roads. You should lower the stem and raise the saddle and it'll look boss, although I don't know how much you can lower that stem (it looks mighty long) into that headtube (short).

I agree. Lowering the stem, raising the seat and flipping the bars would do good for that bike. It'll then start to look a bit like my Cilo.

http://velospace.org/files/Cilo_Bike_xx3.jpg

Those TT levers really look nice. That's a really clean looking ride you got there. Is the Concor comfortable? I was thinking about getting a similar one for my bike.

1983ish Olympic.
Nice find.

I normally don't like Nishiki's but that thing rules.

look like a nishik international between 1974-1977

Look at the red and white head tube bottecchia on ebay. I think it is the most attractive bike I've ever seen
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-BOTTECCH...QQcmdZViewItem

Yes, it is attractive, but seriously, $800+ for a Bottechia? It's also not Record as the seller states - it has Victory components, well at least some of it. Maybe the fact that I got my Marinoni (which to me is undoubtedly a better bike) equipped with a similar group, for less than half that has something to do with it...:)

That bike is post 1985 without question.

Hey, I think you left some dust behind the toilet bowl....hahaha....

Thanks everyone for the tip! I used this thread:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ghlight=serial

My bike is from Canada, 1985.

Nishiki was a subsidiary of Norco on this side of the border. You'll even find a little decal on the left chainstay sometimes that says "Designed by Norco". Their bikes from that era were all made in Japan from Tange tubing - solid, well-built bikes with a nice ride.