Need help identifying this Nishiki
03-10-15, 09:36 AM
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Need help identifying this Nishiki
I found this at a pawn shop for $90 and put a down payment on it. I can't seem to find the same colors on google anywhere.
03-10-15, 09:43 AM
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Nishiki International, late 80s? That's a great find for $90, especially after all the stickers are removed!
03-10-15, 10:10 AM
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It's a Nishiki International.
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03-10-15, 11:23 AM
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Those are good bikes, and that one should clean up nicely. You did well!
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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03-10-15, 01:01 PM
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I recently bought a repainted one, likely same year, 1986/1987. There are catalog scans for this model online, 1986 Catalog page is shown below:
These bikes were offered for a couple of years, and had the "LD" designation for large-diameter tubing with the Masi-style internal lugs, and is all steel, no bonding.
Lug joinery incorporates both brazing and welding, but in what sequence I cannot say!
Tubing is OS Tange #1 , not Tange Prestige.
This design first appeared with the new-style "LD" frame as the "International Prestige" model in 1986, and seems to have been revised upward slightly in the catalog hierarchy for 1987.
These have significant tri/multisport influence in their frame geometry, i.e. the head tube is set at a less-steep angle than the seat tube is angled.
These bikes were marketed as for racing, and are appropriately equipped with suitable parts for such (Suntour Sprint was very nice stuff, if rather limited, gearing-wise), but these bikes make versatile everyday sporty road bikes today. Mine was treated to a metallic green re-spray, a full 6503 Ultegra triple gruppo, Cosmos wheels and Brooks saddle, tape and bag. Yes, someone threw money at it!
1986 International Prestige model:
https://twainmein.com/bike/bikead8.jpg
1987 catalog (International model)
https://www.stevevance.net/nishiki/im...le_catalog.pdf
These bikes were offered for a couple of years, and had the "LD" designation for large-diameter tubing with the Masi-style internal lugs, and is all steel, no bonding.
Lug joinery incorporates both brazing and welding, but in what sequence I cannot say!
Tubing is OS Tange #1 , not Tange Prestige.
This design first appeared with the new-style "LD" frame as the "International Prestige" model in 1986, and seems to have been revised upward slightly in the catalog hierarchy for 1987.
These have significant tri/multisport influence in their frame geometry, i.e. the head tube is set at a less-steep angle than the seat tube is angled.
These bikes were marketed as for racing, and are appropriately equipped with suitable parts for such (Suntour Sprint was very nice stuff, if rather limited, gearing-wise), but these bikes make versatile everyday sporty road bikes today. Mine was treated to a metallic green re-spray, a full 6503 Ultegra triple gruppo, Cosmos wheels and Brooks saddle, tape and bag. Yes, someone threw money at it!
1986 International Prestige model:
https://twainmein.com/bike/bikead8.jpg
1987 catalog (International model)
https://www.stevevance.net/nishiki/im...le_catalog.pdf
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03-11-15, 09:02 AM
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o my gosh, that's my younger brother! definitely in the late '80s, my model is a '77 restored with the late '80s decals.
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