1985 Nishiki Prestige

Bike photo
  • Serial: WE03751
  • Manufacturer: Nishiki
  • Model: Prestige
  • Year: 1985
  • Primary colors: Blue
  • Frame size: 58CM
  • Wheel diameter: 700 C
  • Frame Material: Steel

Distinguishing features

It's a custom bike that I made myself. The paint job is blue-green and sparkly. There are some chips here and there and wear from the cables. I bought the frame on eBay and added all of the other parts.

Additional parts

  • Water Bottle Cage King bottle cages, 2x The type that accepts metal water bottles. ()
  • Lights Generator-powered Front Light Edelux II ()
  • Lights Generator-powerered rear light Toplight Line Plus ()
  • Rack Nitto M18 front rack M18 ()
  • Rack Rear rack, Nitto R10 rear bag support R10 ()
  • Saddle Brown Brooks B17, purposely defaced with a sharpie (it has my name on it) B17 ()
  • Fender SKS Longboard P30 Silver w/pinstripe Longboard P30 ()
  • Bell/Noisemaker Spurcycle bell Standard spurcycle bell ()
  • Bell/Noisemaker Crane Suzu bell Suzu ()
  • Stem Nitto Technomic, unknown length Technomic ()
  • Handlebar Soma HWY 1 drop bars HWY 1 ()
  • Other Gilles Berthoud front decaleur Unknown. ()

Wheels

  • Hub Shimano Alfine hub generator Alfine ()
  • Axle Nuts Pitlock locking skewers, seatpost and front wheel ()
  • Tire Compass Chinook Pass Extralight 700x28c Front and rear Chinook Pass Extralight ()

Drivetrain and brakes

  • Derailleur Suntour front derailleur Unknown ()
  • Derailleur Suntour ARX wide cage rear derailleur ARX ()
  • Brake Lever Shimano aero ergo brake levers, non-STI Ergo brake levers ()
  • Shifter Vintage suntour downtube shifter Suntour Symmetric ()
  • Pedals MKS touring pedals touring ()
  • Brake Tektro sidepull caliper brakes, front and rear R539 ()
  • Crankset Vintage Sugino 170mm double crankset, 52 38(?) RT ()
  • Bottom Bracket English threaded 68(?) mm sealed shimano bottom bracket Bottom bracket ()