Re: [CR] info about Nishik ONP

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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:29:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: "devon warner" <crabulux@yahoo.com>
To: wisco@campusbikeshop.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <1277604403.18081179@192.168.2.229>
Subject: Re: [CR] info about Nishik ONP


sounds very like the nishiki pro i once had.  the most unique feature was that two small heart shaped pieces were under the down tube as stops for the gear cable guides, the points of a campy cable guide clamp fit into the heart, so the one near the shifters was an upright heart and the one by the guide at the bottom bracket was upside down. it had those windows you mention and very fine italiante lug work. simple but very refined, sort of bikini-esq.
   devon warner san francisco, CA USA


----- Original Message ----
From: "wisco@campusbikeshop.com"
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sat, June 26, 2010 7:06:43 PM
Subject: [CR] info about Nishik ONP


hello all, Some years ago, a fellow I hadn't seen in a very long time came to the shop and asked if I'd like to buy his old "track bike". "It's out in the trunk of my car", he said and I followed him out the door to the parking lot. He popped open the trunk and pulled out a fork wrapped in towels. Unwrapping the bundle, it was clearly no track bike fork. The frame came out wrapped in a blanket. a lovely road frame, with no markings of any kind on a new paint job. "Your housemate repainted this back in 1982", he explained. It had never been reassembled, hanging in his garage all those years, untouched. He said he'd take $60 for it and I gave him $82, the entire contents  of my wallet. He protested and I told him to be happy and thanked him for thinking of me.
    Now, it's been in my garage for awhile. I can only vaguely recall what this looked like when he brought it to the house I shared with my friends. I think it was a 'champagne' goldish color and sported Nishiki logos on the downtube. It has lovely tri-lobed cutouts in the lugs and four large cutouts in the bottom bracket shell. The lugwork and detail are exquisite. Could this be what I recall as being a Nishiki ONP? Having followed this list for some time, I'm pretty sure someone out there could direct me to some info and possibly photos of this frame as it should be. Does anyone out there know what O N P stood for? Does anybody still have a sheet of Nishiki decals looking for a good home? To end this evening, I'd like to thank the List for the help and offers of help I recieved in restoring my Dad's old Peugeot PX-10. It now has the right wheels, seatpost and other bits that had gone missing for so long. I've scaped thirty years of crud off of the original finish and found original decals still in pretty good shape, and that classic black and white paint, yellowed and speckled with rust still shouting PEUGEOT! I think I'll repack those replacement wheels and glue up some tires tomorrow. It's time for a ride. Chris Wiscavage Mountain View CA, whose garage STILL smells faintly of Campy grease