Recent content by yourfriendkuba

Hey everyone, If anybody has a late 80s or early 90s steel Nishiki e-stay frame around 15"-17" for sale I've been trying to find one for my girlfriend. Recently found one for her via facebook marketplace that advertised "No dents, straight" but showed up pretty dented, rusty, and misaligned, so...

Re: Re: Hey, thanks! It stands for Rusted Up Beyond All Recognition Bikes, it's the local bike co-op here in New Orleans. Like yakboy mentioned, a big draw is the chainstay design allows them to have a very short wheelbase. My large Ariel is about 16.5"? The draw for me is how large of a...

Thanks! Found the introduce-yourself thread after posting here, whoops.

Re: Just joined this forum almost entirely for e-stay information, here's mine (and me with it) a 1990 Nishiki Ariel. Love the first few years of steel Nishiki's, the way the stays attach to the frame makes for an insane amount of tire clearance. I run mine in mountain/off road touring mode...