What happens when?...
 

You combine a Nishiki Olympic 12 with a Bianchi Veloce? You get this.... Thanks to East Hill for the Nishiki Frame and MTNWKR for the help building this new bike.... it is fantastic.
this http://s442.photobucket.com/albums/q...t=bikes001.jpg
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I will try to add actual photos here in a minute, my copy and paste funtion is not working right at the moment.

here is the final product
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...g?t=1226285184

Pretty Pretty.
May want to check that chain length out.
I like the mix of components with a nice frame like that, and I really dig the tires.

ya the chain is tight... and the tires are still needing to be changed out... so there is a little still to do... it will get done soon enough

Wow, nice bike. I wish I could find a Nishiki frame (25") to repair the 84 Oly 12 I crashed in February. For now I plan on doing a similar kind of transplant with the components from the Nishiki onto a frame from a 23" 1984 Schwinn World Sport.... but I've had the Olympic 12 since it was new and it kind of breaks my heart to think I won't have a Kawamura-built frame anymore....

I like the job you've done, and don't worry 'bout that chain; I understand that's the new fashion trend. ;)

But the pretty celeste color is gone :(

Actually that is a really nice build you have there. How hard was it putting the modern components on? I am about to do the same to my 85 bianchi and would like to know the bumps in the road ahead of time.

Watch out for that big-big combo, the chain wont reach! When you get the FD clamp, pick up a new chain and we'll swap it out so you will be covered.

What tires are those, out of curiosity?

-Kurt

Not too many bumps really, a few odd sized screws, cable stops, and right now its running a vintage 600fd till she gets a clamp for her campy braze-on Fd. Went together pretty easy actually.

uuummm bumps, were the brakes going from 27's to 700's I had to order some special extra long reach brakes, they are tektro 800 A's they had the proper bolt patern for the older frame... not a recessed bolt like the newer frames take. The brakes were $18.00 online. I had to find a clamp on FD but that will be swapped soon with a clampon braze-on so I can attach my campi FD the rear had to be spread a tad, but not so bad that I had to get it cold set. The cables were shorter as well since I went to a signifigantly smaller frame size. uuuummmmm Mntwkr help me out here what have I forgotten?

oh I had to find some screws that were the right size they were scrounged up at the old bike shop downtown they had them in the extra bin in the back.

I bought the brakes the seat post and bar tape... I think that is all I had to purchase the rest was either from the bianchi or mtnwkr had them in his pile-o-stuff. oh and I will be trading out the tires soon... the celeste just don't match...

Again thank- you mtnwkr and east hill

thats not the big big its big and next to big

;)

the tires that are on it now are celeste michelin axial supercomps.. they are 700x23

here I think this looks better

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...g?t=1226374686

:eek:
But that Bianchi looks so nice!
What prompted the switch? Too big?

So, is it a Biancki or a Nishichi?

Nishianci I think is what it is.

The bianchi was way too big... look at the pics between the two there is a huge size difference.

My plan is to get another italian frame to put the campi gruppo on... that will be someday.

You must be a little person! (like EH! :p )

I am a little taller than she is... i am at 5'4" the guy who bought the bianchi frame was 5'10" and the frame was perfect for him...

:love: ....You guys did a great job!

East Hill

thanks east hill it was all made possible because of you

So what are you gonna do with the bianchi frame?:innocent:It would sure look nice with my record stuff on it.:love:

bianchi frame got sold a couple of weeks ago... sorry...


btw how much would you have paid.... or do I even want to open that can of worms? You know tha aaahhh man I got ripped off can of worms.

How bout 2x what you sold it for. The last frame I bought was a Specialized Epic carbon fiber tubes $40. I was looking for an Italian frame when I found that.

ok ok ok so I got a lot more than that for my frame... now I don't feel so bad.