roccobike

The first Nishiki road bike I found was this Sport. I believe I found this about a year ago, just before I picked up the Century I previously posted. I believe this to be a 83 Sport. At the time, I based this on the frame number on the right drop out and the front derailer which had an October 1982, Suntour date code. I can not find the document that had the Giant date code, but I do remember it had the usual "G" and four digit code ending in 83. I'm certain of the year because it was the same as the Century I owned. I recorded the serial number on a previous BF thread, it was 6185386.
The Sport had a QR front hub, at least a partial Chromoly frame, a crank that was a step up from the Century and this bike was a 12 speed. Since a previous owner replaced the rear DR, I'm not certain if it started out as a 12 speed or was converted. I hated to sell it because I really liked that black paint, but I was given a really nice offer and sent it off to fixie land.