Add bike thief to my resume!
We live in a very rural area. I'm going to post "bike found" signs at the ends of the road I found it on and if no one claims it, it's mine.
Interesting find. Nishiki Prestige. Never a great bike, but not total crap. What amazed me is that everything (sans tires) works. Chain even works. All cables work. All bearings. Everything is in adjustment. It reminds me of how well the pre SIS worked back in the day. One of my favorite parts is the rear rack, which says "Jim Blackburn", not just Blackburn. It also has neet hooks for attaching stuff on the dropouts.
I will probably just get some tires and be done with it. Funny how you can have 1000 more important projects around the house, and at least for me I concentrate on the least common denominator of a project (this one)- enjoyable though.
Bad news, I don't know what to do with it. 170mm cranks. 10 speed (I live in mtn's and like wider ranges), 38mm? bars. Wonky stuff... but oh well. A good day over all! I just couldn't let this thing rust any more on the side of the road!
