Not crazy, but I’d say it’s a good deal. The frame looks very nice and it would be fairly simple to upgrade components of you wanted to do that.
Duffbeerman66 on
Crazy to pass up that sweet vintage steel frame
DapperBadger7 on
IMO its a bit high, ~$50USD at most. This was an entry level bike back in ~1989.
Just new tires will set you back another $50, and it’ll take old 27” tires not 700c. The rest is still pretty low end even when it was new only a 2×6 suntour groupset with stem shifters, a nicer bike would’ve had downtube shifters, and without the turkey levers up front.
The frame says 4130, but it is most likely straight gauge cr-mo, and not nicer butted steel which’ll be lighter.
Gucciassassin on
A hundred would be fine with me.
aerodeck on
I’d pay $101
TheAdvFred on
I was crazy once
parkyy16 on
$100 is fine as long as it fits you. I wouldn’t pay much more than 150 for it.
It looks pretty big, so you’ll want to make sure the size is right.
DCRX2020 on
In NYC, the new trend is these old school steel frames and people upgrade them with some new school parts. So sad my Fuji Del Rey was jacked recently (just the frame) because that shit was honestly one of the best, fasted, most amazing rides I’ve ever had in my life. Forgot to chain the frame when tipsy one day, she was gone the next, only the front wheel remained 🙁
For a hunnid on a Nishiki, I would have this immediaely. OG Japanese bikes were and still are fucking beaitful.
BikePilot2001 on
Yesssssss
brainmindspirit on
Depends on what you’re up to.
Not digging the components, but if you’re thinking like a single-speed city bike, I’d say that’s a pretty nice platform, mainly because the paint is in such good condition, and it’s such a good color (see? the 80’s were cool). I dig those rims, if they still have any life left in em that’s a plus. I’m not hating the frame … if it has the same tire clearance as my mid-80’s sport mixte, that’s a big plus. My frame isn’t *terribly* heavy, it’s a nice ride. Not a racer but I can run circles around gramma on that thing. And it can take a beating.
As for price, I dunno. I paid $60 for mine, seller offered it for $50 but neither one of us had a ten. Then went out and spent another $60 on rattlecans. So there you go, basically: you’re saving twenty bucks. (Always gotta have a narrative for the old lady, right? You’re welcome)
As for a restoration project, no. For what that would cost, you’d be better off buying a frame that already has decent components on it, and in the process get some decent steel under ya
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Not crazy, but I’d say it’s a good deal. The frame looks very nice and it would be fairly simple to upgrade components of you wanted to do that.
Crazy to pass up that sweet vintage steel frame
IMO its a bit high, ~$50USD at most. This was an entry level bike back in ~1989.
Just new tires will set you back another $50, and it’ll take old 27” tires not 700c. The rest is still pretty low end even when it was new only a 2×6 suntour groupset with stem shifters, a nicer bike would’ve had downtube shifters, and without the turkey levers up front.
The frame says 4130, but it is most likely straight gauge cr-mo, and not nicer butted steel which’ll be lighter.
A hundred would be fine with me.
I’d pay $101
I was crazy once
$100 is fine as long as it fits you. I wouldn’t pay much more than 150 for it.
It looks pretty big, so you’ll want to make sure the size is right.
In NYC, the new trend is these old school steel frames and people upgrade them with some new school parts. So sad my Fuji Del Rey was jacked recently (just the frame) because that shit was honestly one of the best, fasted, most amazing rides I’ve ever had in my life. Forgot to chain the frame when tipsy one day, she was gone the next, only the front wheel remained 🙁
For a hunnid on a Nishiki, I would have this immediaely. OG Japanese bikes were and still are fucking beaitful.
Yesssssss
Depends on what you’re up to.
Not digging the components, but if you’re thinking like a single-speed city bike, I’d say that’s a pretty nice platform, mainly because the paint is in such good condition, and it’s such a good color (see? the 80’s were cool). I dig those rims, if they still have any life left in em that’s a plus. I’m not hating the frame … if it has the same tire clearance as my mid-80’s sport mixte, that’s a big plus. My frame isn’t *terribly* heavy, it’s a nice ride. Not a racer but I can run circles around gramma on that thing. And it can take a beating.
As for price, I dunno. I paid $60 for mine, seller offered it for $50 but neither one of us had a ten. Then went out and spent another $60 on rattlecans. So there you go, basically: you’re saving twenty bucks. (Always gotta have a narrative for the old lady, right? You’re welcome)
As for a restoration project, no. For what that would cost, you’d be better off buying a frame that already has decent components on it, and in the process get some decent steel under ya