Post #2400848
2026-04-28 20:49 UTC
Eventually, my ex took a job in Cherry Hill, so since our offices were less than 2 mi apart, it was much easier for us to commute together.
I wish I still had that old Nishiki (an Olympic Royale mixte), but it mysteriously "disappeared" out of the company's warehouse where I had left it, after I was summarily let go by new management. It was a fine bicycle. They don't make them like that, anymore.
She bought it at Annarelli's in Ocean City, NJ (defunct after 80 years).
https://www.flickr.com/photos/veloclassique/albums/72157628458969319/
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@gcvsa@mstdn.plus 2026-04-28 20:55
The closet thing I've ever been able to find to the Nishiki Olympic Royale is the SOMA Fabrications Buena Vista. More companies should be making more bicycles like this. The Buena Vista unfortunately can't fit a wider tire than 700c x 28 mm with fenders. Give me this, but with 50 mm tires and full fenders, make it strong enough for a Bafang BBS02 motor kit. I want a mixte, because I mainly wear dresses/skirts, and I have a bad knee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XltKnGFQ5pQ