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Old 09-22-08, 10:13 PM
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Here's my Nishiki Olympic 12:



And here is its serial number:



The first picture was taken days before I wrecked it in February 08, bending the fork and buckling the down tube just behind the head tube.

But I thought I would share anyway. Using the decoder ring, I read KC21076 as the 21,076th unit built by Kawamura for the U.S. market in 1983. I think I bought it new in 1984 for about $250.
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