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I got this bike with 5 others and a bunch of wheels. I had to buy all of his bikes to get the Trek I wanted.

I know American Eagle was an early 70's brand that was renamed Nishiki. I got some info from a 3 year old thread.
As you can see the original front wheel is gone and I don't know if that is the original rear wheel.

What would you do with it? It's interesting but I don't know if I want to ride it.

I would restore it ,because if we dont,eventually all REAL bikes will be gone and you will hear later "where have all the REAL bikes gone Gramps ?" what will you tell em ?

The Kokusai eventually morphed into the Nishiki International. It was a nice, mid-range model in the very early 1970's. Should be 1971-1972. Given the era, the frame is probably plain gauge CrMo. We'd need specific component info for the rear wheel to tell if it's original.If I had the room and an ageeable partner, I'd keep it and restore it. I 'd appreciate the serial number and some component date codes for my Nishiki Serial Number Database.

what a blast-from-the-past! I recognize all those early JP components except for the Compe stem: mine had a different model (not open at the rear)...you should do a "road restro" and if it fits: ride it.

I had the International that followed that model in 1973 and it was quite nice compared to its peers. It took a lot of abuse in the time I owned it, as I was 15-16 years old and not all that gentle on a bike.

It's not what you would call a restoration but the Eagle is shinier and it's rideable.
The RD was bent so I found an old Shimano RS that worked. I got a front wheel for free on CL. It needed bearings and a skewer, tire and tube. It got new brake cable and housings and bar tape.
I couldn't find a saddle that fit the strange seat post interface so I had an SR 26.8 in a drawer that went on with an old cheap saddle.

I rode it today and it rides pretty good. It's a 24" frame and I am 6' 1" so it does fit.
I didn't weigh it but I am guessing 26 lbs.

The paint won't ever be great but there are no dents and almost zero rust. I will have to repack the BB tomorrow. It's clicking.

T-Mar, I will get you some serial numbers.

Looks good. Nice job saving the bike. You should post this in the "before and after" thread.