Hey Guys.... and you gals too!

Just picked up a 85 Nishiki Prestige for one benny. Picking it up on Saturday, he's a 1.5 hr drive from me. Looking through the previous threads, this seems to be a very good bike. I'll post pics after I get it home. In the mean time, I'd like to gather up some info on this and other Nishiki bikes. What were the models available, where do they rank in terms of Top of the Line and downwards, Things like that. Is there a place I can find this info. Much appreciated.

I believe the Prestige was on a pretty high rung of the Nishiki ladder. You probably got a very good deal, as long as the frame isn't damaged. If you search using Prestige as a search term, you will get some hits on the serial number thread.

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Search is your friend, be sure to sort by relevance. The Prestige is a pretty nice bike, with Tange 2 Infinity tubing, Cyclone components (at least some years), etc. I had one earlier this year and it has since moved on to its permanent home.

Nishiki is just one of the long list of nice Japanese brands from the 80s. I wouldn't consider it unique, better, or worse than the other Japanese brands.

I'll bet it's much nicer than my 1971 Nishiki Competition. Although I rode it for 20 years, including a couple of centuries, a hilly double metric, and a double century, as well as weekly rides with Club La Grange in west Los Angeles, I was almost relieved when the frame broke after 40k mi / 65k km. I wouldn't hesitate to jump on a ca. 1980 or newer Japanese bike, but most of the older ones are heavy and spongy in their ride quality.