CONTEST-guess what bike this is and win some DeFeet socks
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Looks like a Nishiki Pro. The fastback seat stays. They were early to use vertical dropouts on steel frames.
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Well it appears to be a fillet brazed frame.
I'll say Toyo.
I found this on them, although it says they started around 1973. There are pictures of him doing that style seat clamp area which could be a signature thing.
https://www.handmadebikes.net/toyo-fr...g-dynasty.html
I'll say Toyo.
I found this on them, although it says they started around 1973. There are pictures of him doing that style seat clamp area which could be a signature thing.
https://www.handmadebikes.net/toyo-fr...g-dynasty.html
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Shame on you for having such a nice bicycle frame languishing in an attic for so long.
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Nope--still waiting for Brand and Model...keep guessing.
I stopped riding it in about 1986 and it has been sitting since then. Back in 1986 it wasn't considered cool & vintage - it was considered an out of date bike.
I don't know what inspired me to give it that Miami Vice/Duran Duran pastel paint scheme!
Shame on you for having such a nice bicycle frame languishing in an attic for so long.
I don't know what inspired me to give it that Miami Vice/Duran Duran pastel paint scheme!
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I've only seen one frameset consistently built like that, but I figure the guy copied someone else's seatstay arrangement. He's a good builder though.
JP Weigle
I dunno if he's still building frames now.
cdr
JP Weigle
I dunno if he's still building frames now.
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Nope, not a Weigle.
This was a regular production model I am pretty sure (or very similar to regular production). I don't even know if the manufacturer did custom frames or not. I don't think of them as a custom builder.
I have seen pictures of one posted on Bike Forum about a year or so ago that was almost identical to mine but with the factory paint.
I paid the equivalent of $240 for the whole bike (hint: I didn't pay in US$)
This was a regular production model I am pretty sure (or very similar to regular production). I don't even know if the manufacturer did custom frames or not. I don't think of them as a custom builder.
I have seen pictures of one posted on Bike Forum about a year or so ago that was almost identical to mine but with the factory paint.
I paid the equivalent of $240 for the whole bike (hint: I didn't pay in US$)