Chris, I have a repainted 61 cm ONP frame I want to sell for $100. Here is some information from Cyclofiend. Brian Blum in Berkeley
>From the ether
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Hi Jim,
Your site is a one of a kind treasure!
I found this treasure all alone packed in its original box in a used bike shop just around the corner from my home. Even better, a box of components ordered at the same time as the frameset was also patiently waiting since the early 80's to be built into a bicycle. According to the shop owner the customer ordered the frame and components, went overseas and never returned to pick up his order. Believe it or not, that was the story I was told.
frameset: Nishiki O.N.P (Order Nishiki Professional) BB numbers indicate a Kawamura frame built in 1974 w/suntour vertical drop outs - rare for a frame of that period.
wheels: NOS suberbe pro w/new velocity rims drivetrain/pedals/shifters: all early 80's dura-ace, freewheel is suntour winner
stem/bars: nitto (came with dura-ace stem....too short for me)
headset: tange falcon (came installed on frameset)
brakes: very cool looking 600 ax aero brakes
....at first I thought such a "racey" frame with it's short wheel base would be twitchy.... Between the nice rake on the fork and the 85 psi. Schwalbe Racers the ride is both responsive and compliant....
Merry Christmas
Jim
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> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:06:43 -0400
> From:
wisco@campusbikeshop.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>
Subject: [CR] info about Nishik ONP
>
> hello all,
>
Some years ago, a fellow I hadn't seen in a very long time came to the
shop and asked if I'd like to buy his old "track bike". "It's out in the
trunk of my car", he said and I followed him out the door to the
parking lot. He popped open the trunk and pulled out a fork wrapped in
towels. Unwrapping the bundle, it was clearly no track bike fork. The
frame came out wrapped in a blanket. a lovely road frame, with no
markings of any kind on a new paint job. "Your housemate repainted this
back in 1982", he explained. It had never been reassembled, hanging in
his garage all those years, untouched. He said he'd take $60 for it and I
gave him $82, the entire contents of my wallet. He protested and I
told him to be happy and thanked him for thinking of me.
> Now,
it's been in my garage for awhile. I can only vaguely recall what this
looked like when he brought it to the house I shared with my friends. I
think it was a 'champagne' goldish color and sported Nishiki logos on
the downtube. It has lovely tri-lobed cutouts in the lugs and four large
cutouts in the bottom bracket shell. The lugwork and detail are
exquisite. Could this be what I recall as being a Nishiki ONP?
>
Having followed this list for some time, I'm pretty sure someone out
there could direct me to some info and possibly photos of this frame as
it should be. Does anyone out there know what O N P stood for? Does
anybody still have a sheet of Nishiki decals looking for a good home?
>
To end this evening, I'd like to thank the List for the help and
offers of help I recieved in restoring my Dad's old Peugeot PX-10. It
now has the right wheels, seatpost and other bits that had gone missing
for so long. I've scaped thirty years of crud off of the original finish
and found original decals still in pretty good shape, and that classic
black and white paint, yellowed and speckled with rust still shouting
PEUGEOT!
> I think I'll repack those replacement wheels and glue
up some tires tomorrow. It's time for a ride.
> Chris Wiscavage
>
Mountain View CA, whose garage STILL smells faintly of Campy grease
>
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> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:06:43 -0400
> From: wisco@campusbikeshop.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] info about Nishik ONP
>
> hello all,
> Some years ago, a fellow I hadn't seen in a very long time came to the shop and asked if I'd like to buy his old "track bike". "It's out in the trunk of my car", he said and I followed him out the door to the parking lot. He popped open the trunk and pulled out a fork wrapped in towels. Unwrapping the bundle, it was clearly no track bike fork. The frame came out wrapped in a blanket. a lovely road frame, with no markings of any kind on a new paint job. "Your housemate repainted this back in 1982", he explained. It had never been reassembled, hanging in his garage all those years, untouched. He said he'd take $60 for it and I gave him $82, the entire contents of my wallet. He protested and I told him to be happy and thanked him for thinking of me.
> Now, it's been in my garage for awhile. I can only vaguely recall what this looked like when he brought it to the house I shared with my friends. I think it was a 'champagne' goldish color and sported Nishiki logos on the downtube. It has lovely tri-lobed cutouts in the lugs and four large cutouts in the bottom bracket shell. The lugwork and detail are exquisite. Could this be what I recall as being a Nishiki ONP?
> Having followed this list for some time, I'm pretty sure someone out there could direct me to some info and possibly photos of this frame as it should be. Does anyone out there know what O N P stood for? Does anybody still have a sheet of Nishiki decals looking for a good home?
> To end this evening, I'd like to thank the List for the help and offers of help I recieved in restoring my Dad's old Peugeot PX-10. It now has the right wheels, seatpost and other bits that had gone missing for so long. I've scaped thirty years of crud off of the original finish and found original decals still in pretty good shape, and that classic black and white paint, yellowed and speckled with rust still shouting PEUGEOT!
> I think I'll repack those replacement wheels and glue up some tires tomorrow. It's time for a ride.
> Chris Wiscavage
> Mountain View CA, whose garage STILL smells faintly of Campy grease