gomango

You did such a nice job on this beauty.

Gorgeous, classic design.

The real fun is in the ride though.

Vonruden

Thanks, I am loving it. Handles great!

RubberLegs

This is probably the Classiest Bike I have.... acquired it last week on CList. His main sale was a Motobecane (1 year old CHINA one...PASS) and this other bike, pic was in the dark hanging upside-down...looked like a dirty gem to me. After two days of cleaning, repacking bearings and throwing tubes and tape on her...she is rolling (and off to my Mother-in-law....with a LARGER more comfy seat, to exercise on, on a roller stand, for an upcoming trip). After flogging a Dept Store MTB earlier in the week...VERY FRUSTRATING, it was an absolute JOY to work on my FIRST Nishiki. It was dirty, but LOW miles, just a few little scratches and tiny rust bits.

overall

nice lugs and fork, and tire stone flipper thingies (the rubber is shot so they don't quite work...easy to fix)

Suntour RV FD and RD....they are NOT in VeloBase....



Any recommendations for cleaning a suede saddle?

Though dirty from sitting, most every thing was good on her. Missing kickstand(NO problem), missing one dust cap off a pedal (digging through my boxes for one) a "Sealed Bearing" sticker is gone off the rear hub...oh well...Sweet, snappy little ride, a bit small for me, but seems to fit my M-i-L.
Handcrafted by Kawamura
Make: Nishiki
Model: Riviera
Year: 1984?
Made in Japan
Color: moss green
Serial #:
Speed: 12
Frame size:21"
Frame: Tange 900 Double Butted
Frame type: Lugged
Handlebar: WIN-steel
Handlebar stem: Alloy
Brake levers: Dia Compe-alloy
Brakeset: Dia Compe side pull-alloy
Shifters: Suntour RV
Derailleurs: Suntour RV
Crankset: Sugino VT-alloy
Pedals: MKS AR-2 Japan-alloy
Pedals Clips: N/A
Hubs: Sansin-alloy
Rims: Araya 27" X 1 1/4"-alloy
Tires: 27" X 1 1/4"
Quick releases: Front & Rear
Seatpost: SPK-alloy
Saddle: Nishiki by Vetta
Kickstand: N/A

Millerad1651

Wife's Nishiki Blazer cruiser...

fideli

Just finished my build. Kondor Exclusiv frame (80s?) with full Shimano 600 Tricolor group with some flair from Velo Orange + Brooks. The brown tires seem just a bit tacky now that's it's all put together, but I think they'll grow on me during riding season. More pics and details will be covered in a separate post once I find some better lighting.

taquatch.

finally a good pic.

jdefran

This just screams "great weekend"! I would love to find a similar ride for my mother-in-law to replace her klunky modern Trek hybrid.

AngryCorvair

The Mirella belongs to my older brother, who bought it from a road racer in the Scottsdale AZ area in about 1980. Actually, this was his second Mirella, the first being an identical model in a beautiful emerald green color that was stolen from the bike rack at Motorola, where he worked at the time.

In '94 he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and hasn't ridden since about that time. While training for the 2008 Mid-Michigan MS150 fundraiser, it dawned on me that instead of riding my crappy Schwinn, I should roll with some style, so I called him and asked if I could freshen up the Mirella and ride it. I thought it would be a cool connection, you know?

Anyway, here's what it looked like when I dragged it out of his basement:



The front fork is not original. I crashed this bike in about 1982 and bent the original white fork really badly, and the chrome Tange replacement was what it ended up with.

Other details: Balilla brakes, Shimano 105 front derailleur (bro had to replace the OE simplex part many years ago, before the vintage movement), Simplex shifters on the down tube, Simplex rear derailleur, Perfect rear cassette, Campy hubs laced to Araya rims (replacements, I assume), stem and handlebar have a large "3" and the Olympic rings on them, Campy cranks and chainrings (39/53), and of course the really cool Campy cable clamps. Not sure about the pedals, but they've got Christophe toe clips on them. I believe the seat post is also Campy, but will have to take a closer look. I've since replaced the gumwall tires with Bontrager blackwalls (27x1-1/4 for that smooth comfy ride) and put about 1000 miles on it before blowing it apart in 2010 for an Ultegra 9-speed retrofit with Bontrager 700x23c wheels/tires.

Saddle Up

Maruishi Tourace 15 by SaddleUpBike, on Flickr

Steve V.

Every now and then I see a bike that just really lights my fire and this is one of them!

Steve

Saddle Up

Thanks!

Saddle Up

Miyata Six Fifteen by SaddleUpBike, on Flickr

thirdgenbird

Nice! What cable stop is that in the front?

Saddle Up

Thanks, it's the original spec solid chunk of alloy. Not very attractive, but stiff I suppose. A little polishing may be in order.


Miyata Six Fifteen by SaddleUpBike, on Flickr

RobbieTunes

I know it needs a chain, but it also needs an 8-sp cassette. No sense in adding one without the other.

thirdgenbird

I love it robbie. Timeless style and great value. I would take that over a fleet of brand new entry level road bikes.


I need to find one of these. My velo orange (tektro?) stop has a good deal of flex when you get on it.

Roger M 

Nice Robbie. My daughter has A M800 mountain bike of the same vintage, with the same colors(although the paint on hers is pretty beat up). PM me if you need an 8 speed cassette.

byhsu

Nice bike Robbie. How many speeds you got there? has the rear been cold set for 130mm hubs?

RobbieTunes

Thanks, all.
PM sent, Roger. As you see it, it's a 9-sp cassette, but the shifters are 8-sp, so I need an 8-sp cassette.
The rear has not been cold set, and the rear went in with no fuss whatsoever.
I suspect the frame's closer to 128 than 126. The wheel is 130 (DA7700 hubs).

It's light, it's simple, it's clean, and it's fast under a fit rider.

Cache

FWIW, in my experience, many late 80s or early 90s Cannondales have a 128mm rear spacing which gives the option of fitting either 126mm or 130mm rear wheels. Also, @byhsu aluminum frames cannot be cold set, nor should an attempt at such be made!

Great looking ride Robbie!!

byhsu

Sunrace makes a 9 speed DT shifter, that would be another option, probably simpler than replacing the cassette. Plus you would have 1 more gear.

RobbieTunes

Thanks, and thanks for confirming my thoughts on the 128mm. I didn't bust a knuckle on it, so I knew it had to be something.

RobbieTunes

I have a set of those here; one has a broken collar, which renders it useless. I actually want to leave this 8-sp, because I really like the "thunk" of the 8-sp, and it's a 15-mile hammer bike, for workouts. I'll find an 8-sp cassette somewhere, maybe Roger M.

thirdgenbird

I could be making it up, but I recall reading something about them using 128mm spacing for a few years before committing to 130.

byhsu

that is good to know, one of my friends has a blue Cannondale similar to Robbitunes with only 6 speeds and he had mentioned that he would like to put more gears in there. Now i can give him the good news that he can do that now.