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Nishiki Sport - Year/Model Upgrade Restrictions?
Coming from a different angle than the other answers...
You obviously have a long relationship to your bike.
I assume, the main aim behind new/modern wheels and even fitting 11-speed components on an ...
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Nishiki Sport - Year/Model Upgrade Restrictions?
That appears to be a lugged steel frame likely dating from the 1980s.
The crankset is newer and appears to be late 90s. If you find a model/part number that can date it more accurately.
The tyres ...
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I need help identifying this "Mystery Bike" (could possibly be a real ferrari?)
Coming at your question from the other angle, there is a Filipino bicycle manufacturer called MOB for "Men on Bikes." They claim to have been selling since 1998, so there's some overlap with ...
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I need help identifying this "Mystery Bike" (could possibly be a real ferrari?)
Few facts:
Michael Schumacher was at the Ferrari F1 team from 1996-2006, so this bike very likely dates from this period. Even if it is a custom-made one.
A quick web search shows that such MSC ...
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Can age be determined by metals used on tricycle
Not really possible to date a frame based on metals used - steel bikes have been made for a hundred years, whereas aluminium have existed in some form since the 1930s, and carbon bikes first appeared ...
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How would I calculate age of this tricycle
I see cottered cranks, suggesting the bike is 1970's at the latest, and could be anything up to 70 years older than that.
Clearly your bike has had at least one repaint too - I'd guess the red is an ...
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