tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794264883509281126.post4629871097909972460..comments2024-03-21T14:18:48.160-07:00Comments on Four Bees: Vintage Mountain Bike Bonanza!Sharkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10364314710743299752noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794264883509281126.post-48351951706009376552015-01-28T09:46:03.069-08:002015-01-28T09:46:03.069-08:00Thanks for the feedback and tips on who made the &...Thanks for the feedback and tips on who made the "the old gray bike"! I still have the bike and this Winter it's been starting the restoration process. Hopefully now that I'm back in the Blogger Business, I'll be posting more about this bike.Sharkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364314710743299752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794264883509281126.post-45647398951699467592014-09-10T09:12:08.224-07:002014-09-10T09:12:08.224-07:00I have a Nishhiki Westwood as described by Hummer....I have a Nishhiki Westwood as described by Hummer. In 1985 when I purchased the bike, it retailed for nearly $600. It was top of the line. I have maintained it over the years and still ride, although I no longer ride trails. I have converted it to a city bike, with commuter tires, a stem riser, suspension seatpost. The drive train and brakes are all original. It is an excellent bike, and although I have owned other bikes, including a Rans recumbent, this is the one I have kept and still ride.RobThomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732670575206085432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794264883509281126.post-71361254830500769302013-04-26T17:35:40.778-07:002013-04-26T17:35:40.778-07:00The first bike "W" is for West Coast Cyc...The first bike "W" is for West Coast Cycles, who contracted and distributed Nishiki. The serial number appears to be KC18222, which is consistent with Nishiki. The frame was manufactured by Kuwamara in Japan, the "C" indicates 1983 as the year. Nishiki's first mountain bikes were sold in 1983. Most of the 1983 and 1984 models had bi-plane forks, Bushwhacker and Cascade. The forks on yours are the same as the Westwood model, which may have been top of the line.<br />The Westwood model is rare and may not have been in the Nishiki catalogue.<br /><br />Many early large scale production mountain bikes seemed to imitate the Tom Ritchey design. The early Nishikis and Stumpjumpers look that way to me.Hummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917082931557306378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794264883509281126.post-59747109437148033522011-05-09T07:10:09.049-07:002011-05-09T07:10:09.049-07:00Thanks for the tip about Univega!
I'll be foll...Thanks for the tip about Univega!<br />I'll be following that lead up. The bottom bracket stamping still has me a bit perplexed though........it may be the brand of casting.Sharkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364314710743299752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794264883509281126.post-41869015280798642792011-05-08T09:50:10.334-07:002011-05-08T09:50:10.334-07:00The first bike looks strikingly like, and is spec-...The first bike looks strikingly like, and is spec-ed similarly, to an old Univega I worked on the other day. R. der., seat post, stem, Suntour, etc. One of the first mass-produced mtb's from what I understand.RVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847401607446981657noreply@blogger.com