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Hi, Nate Taylor here. Please reach out to me at nate@sscycleworks.com for inquiries on parts availabilities and shipping estimates.

South Salem Cycleworks Museum:
Owner Michael Wolfe’s 62cm Nishiki Prestige Rain Bike

Owner Michael Wolfe’s 62cm Nishiki Prestige Rain Bike

• 62cm center-to-center seat tube, 59cm top tube, 19.5cm head tube.
• 42cm Chainstays, 120cm wheelbase
• 1985 model

Side view of the bicycle, photographed in winter.

This frameset was purchased from the early days of Co-Motion Cycles in the late ‘80’s. I’d taken a used Miyata frame down to them to repair. Someone had attempted to remove its fixed cup with a hacksaw. I wanted a frame to build as a trainer bike to use in the basement. Within a short time, I equipped the Nishiki with fenders and weather resistant components as riding outside, even in the worst downpours was far more adventurous than staring at the wall in the basement. It's gone down a couple times on slick pavement or an iced bridge, but it is still the bike I choose when facing monsoon conditions.

Bike specs:

• Tange Champion 2 tubing: It is a cold-worked, double-butted chrome-moly tubing.
• Frame was handcrafted by Kawamura in Japan.
• The bike weighs 25lbs with fenders, pedals and saddlebag.
• San Marco Regal saddle, copper rivets & rails
• Zeus 26.8mm engraved & fluted seatpost
• Binder bolt
• 3T Synthesis 13cm stem
• Mavic handlebar, 44cm
• Campagnolo Euclid headset
• SunTour 7-speed barcons (fingertip shfters)
• SunTour XC Pro short cage rear derailleur
• Chorus hinged front derailleur
• Sugino Super Mighty Competition crankset with 175mm arms, 42/52 rings
• Phil Wood Bottom bracket with Aluminum alloy cups
• Time Equipe Magnesium pedals
• SunTour Sealed Bearing Hubs, RH-4600 Mid-flange, 36-hole
• DT Revolution Spokes, 15/17/15, alloy nipples. Crowsfoot spoke pattern for front & rear non-driveside, 2-cross driveside rear.
• Mavic Open S.U.P. Ceramic rims, Rox rimstrips
• SunTour Winner Pro freewheel, 7s, 13-28
• SunTour Superbe Pro brake levers, SL calipers
• Sedisport chain
• SKS P35 fenders
• Zefal HPX4 frame pump
• Avocet 50 Cylometer, wired internal fork blade.
• Bushwhacker Hondo expandable seatbag

Here's the Nishiki parked outside FedEx. This was a perfect work bike.

Another shot of the Nishiki being put to work.

Here I am enjoying the Oregon weather with the Nishiki and a friend.

Water, water everywhere. I am riding in Oregon, of course.

Front view of the bike

Side view of the bike's front end

The other side of the bike's front end.

Close-up of the head tube/top tube area, showing the bike's model name, "Prestige".

On the downtube is the Tange Crome-Moly double-butted tubing decal.

The bike's rear end

3T stem, Mavic bars and Avocet 50 Cyclometer/Altimeter

The bike's Campagnolo Euclid headset

The bike is equipped with SunTour barcon (fingertip) shifters.

One of the SunTour Superbe Pro brake levers.

The Avocet Cyclometer pickup at the hub, with the wire going through a hole in the fork blade.

Side view of the fork blade and cyclometer pickup. Note also the Crowsfoot spoke lacing.

Looking down on the front hub.

While we're at it, crowsfoot spoke lacing on the rear wheel's non-drive side.

Another view of the rear hub as well as the Sun Tour Winner Pro freewheel

The hubs were laced on to Mavic Open SUP Ceramic rims

The bike's Sugino Super Mighty Competition crankset, a Campagnolo Chorus front derailleur, and a Time Equipe Mag pedal

The cranks are connected to a Phil Wood sealed bottom bracket.

The rear SunTour XC Pro short cage rear derailleur

The bike's Selle San Marco Regal Saddle with its big copper rivets

Under the saddle is a Bushwhacker Hondo bag.

The bike's Zeus fluted seat post.

The rear Suntour brake caliper and reflective diamond decals.

The bicycle was made by Kawamura in Japan.

In Oregon fenders can get a workout.

The mud flap says, "Recycle Me".