Re: [CR] ebay - Nishiki International

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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:20:30 -0400
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
In-Reply-To: <2653d19d0908252201t2ef70b8dq42e1aafe3f0c39fa@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] ebay - Nishiki International


At 10:01 PM 25/08/2009 -0700, Seth Ely wrote:
>Does anyone know the evolution of the lugs on the Nishiki
>International (see ebay # 350244659983). They look similar to the the
>Masi 3V Volumetrica. Did Nishiki use a similar thin walled tube set?
>The sticker on the frame shows Tange 1 tubing.

Never saw a Nishiki like that (and it is beyond the CR timeline). Similar construction to the Raleigh Technium as well.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada