West Coast Cycle was founded by Leo Cohen Sr. market and began marketing Nishiki-branded bicycles and accessories. In 2010, Dick’s Sporting Goods acquired the licensing rights to the Nishiki brand for the U.S. market until currency fluctuations in the late 1980s made them less competitive, leading companies to source bicycles from Taiwan.Īs of 2013, Nishiki Europe markets bicycle models in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.

Japanese-manufactured bikes succeeded in the U.S. bike boom of the 1970s and into the 1980s, Nishiki and West Coast Cycle competed with domestic companies including Schwinn, Huffy, and Murray European companies including Raleigh, Peugeot and Motobecane-as well as other nascent Japanese brands including Miyata, Fuji, Bridgestone, Panasonic, Univega, Lotus and Centurion-itself a line of Japanese-manufactured bicycles that were specified, distributed and marketed by Western States Imports (WSI), a U.S. The bicycles were first marketed under the American Eagle brand beginning in 1965 and later under the Nishiki brand until 2001. in Kobe, Japan, and subsequently by Giant of Taiwan. Nishiki is a brand of bicycles designed, specified, marketed and distributed by West Coast Cycle in the United States, initially manufactured by Kawamura Cycle Co. Wondering if anyone is able to give me some info on it, would like to know what year it’s from roughly at least.ġ971 advertisement: American Eagle Bikes, American Bicyclist Magazine, with 'KB Bicycles’ signifying 'Kawamura-Built’ I changed the pedals to some bmx flats since that’s what I’m comfortable with. Absolutely no scratches or anything at all. I bought it for $300 Canadian which seems a bit much looking back but it’s basically in perfect condition. When I bought it, I met with the guy outside and it was raining so I didn’t stay and really ask anything about it.

I don’t know much about the bike or road bikes in general, i ride bmx mostly. Serial number is very hard to read - may not be correct serial number. Yellow or Gold and Brown Motobecane Super Mirage, serial: 909570. If you check the components and the serial numbers with data. I suspect your Trainer is one of the earlier ones possibly late 85/early 86, the later 'Trainers’ I’ve seen have either a 'Reseau Motobecane’ badge on the steerer tube or 'MBK Motobecane’ on the down tube.

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