mralistair

After much staring at ebay looking for the classic british steel frame in reynolds 531.... I bought a japanese / US /Canadian 80s Nishiki silhouette.... oh well.

I paid £120, which i thought was pretty good, it rides very nicely, done a lot of miles.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/mralist...7627439986477/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mralist...th/6100637237/

What I know:
Canadian Nishiki serial CH0 3434 which I think makes it 1988
almost all Exage components
7 speed cassette (i'm assuming freehum but not checked), friction not SIS
chips and bits of rust but nothing that worries me
Very little clearance (4-5mm on 25c tires)
weighs around 10 or 11kg (22-24lb?)
I've never seen a nishiki in the UK

My Plan:
Spend up to £400 making it into the best commuter bike ever.
I'm probably going to make it into a flat bar/ bullhorn bike, I just don't really get on with drops that well to use them every day.

Decisions:
Powdercoat or repsray
New rear wheel or rebuild with same rims new hub (or a 9 on 7 thing) to get me to my 9 speed ideal ()could live with 8, probably on a rapidfire
Can i fit condor piogia fenders(mudguards?) if i went to a 23c tire?
https://www.condorcycles.com/january-...w-product.html
or could i find these salmon types?
https://www.bikecult.com/works/collec...colnagmpK.html

thoughts ? Advice? Insults?

gl1000honda3

Canadian Hey?....well I like the salmon type from France..Tres chic, ne ces pas?...Lovely bicycle. I'm sure it will be well taken care of..Ride safe...but, Ride Hard!!!!

Cheers, ciao, au revoir