On Tue, 03 Dec 2002 09:31:02 -0800, you wrote:
>The bike has indexed downtube shifters, fender eyelights and weighs 25 >pounds. It's selling locally for under $300. In 1972 I paid $350 for my >24.5 pound Raleigh International.
Well, I just paid $5.00 for a nice, garaged-for-a-score-of-years Nishiki "Olympic Royale" at the Harrison, Ohio, Goodwill store... yeah, it's a double-butted cro-moly frame with center-pull brakes (and an additional arch between the seatstays for the rear brake cable), Suntour GT ders (with Suntour GT dropouts), a Super Maxy crankset, and (the main reason I bought the bike) ratcheting Suntour barcons (in great condition... woohoo!). So... does anybody want to guess what this model sold for originally?
Garrison Hilliard
garrison@efn.org
Circle 5, Canto Six, Paradisio