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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. Link 28479 1. GBqMkbubYvlrUhAhhF httpwww. My Austro Daimler Vent Noir II Bicycle And Brief History of Steyr Daimler Puch. The Vent Noir II that I purchased is somewhat better equipped than I expected. For example, the Reynolds 5. Vent Noir II were joined at the factory with silver brazed investment cast steel Lugs that were made by Bocama in France. Lugs not only join the frame tubes but their design also reinforce the joints resulting in a durable, stronger and more rigid frame than those that are joined by simply welding tubes together. The Lugs on my frame are their Professional Series, and are marked BCM indicating medium length pointed tips. The angle of at one of these reads 7. The Austro Daimler sales literature specifies a 7. Headtube angle frame, and at least one Bocama document specifies the following dimensions for the Professional Lug Set with Medium Points. Head 3. 1. 7mm Top 2. Down 2. 8. 6mm, 6. Seat 2. 8. 6mm, 7. Right Lugs made by Bocama connect the tubes of my Austro Daimler Vent Noir II bicycle 1. Vintage Raleigh Bicycle Serial Numbers' title='Vintage Raleigh Bicycle Serial Numbers' />Note that the serial number information below is fragmentary and incomplete, and many bikes have proven to be much newer than the serial numbers would suggest. It. Click on each image to see the enlarged view. Some professional builders feel Lugs within 1 of another can be interchanged. It is likely that Bocama would make Lugs to various other custom specifications if the ordered quantity justified it. Based on the Serial Number this frame appears to have been made in 1. Vent Noir II. Although the 1. Austro Daimler literature I have read mentions Shimano as the source of Horizontal Dropouts and the Fork Tips, and I have seen earlier production Vent Noir II with Shimano. These are the portions welded onto the frame tube ends that hold the road wheels, while the right rear Dropout also incorporates a hangar loop to support the rear Derailleur. Left Campagnolo Record Model 1. A forged steel Fork Tips and Dropouts as are installed on my Austro Daimler Vent Noir II bicycle. Vintage Raleigh Bicycle Serial Numbers' title='Vintage Raleigh Bicycle Serial Numbers' />Click on image to see the enlarged view. The Horizontal Dropouts and the Fork Ends Tips of this Vent Noir II frame are the forged steel Campagnolo Model 1. A Rear And Front Fork Ends Without Eyelet set as provided with the Super Record group of the time. Weighing in at 2. The A suffix indicates this set is in the top line Record series of product, and that the Fork Ends and Dropouts are provided without eyelets. Each Dropout incorporates a 3. Thank goodness these are Campy since Id hate to have made all this effort and paid the expense to make an all Euro bike, only to find Shimano parts however good welded to the frameThe Bottom Bracket Shell of my Vent Noir II is engraved with the frame Serial Number 6. A 1. 1 upside down relative to the Serial Number I do not know what the A 1. The shell also has the letter E stamped near the Crank Bearing indicating this is threaded 1. X 2. 4 tpi and with a standard 6. British Standard. Stamped on the Bottom Bracket Shell are. A 1. 13. a number 5 near the gear set, and. E is at the top right and also at lower left. The shell is viewed from below, just visible at left is the Regina Oro Record chain, while at right is a Campagnolo crank arm. Left Bottom Bracket Shell of my Austro Daimler Vent Noir II 4. Note the drain hole in the frame tube crossmember brace. This image was processed to enhance contrast, thus reducing the natural golden tone. Click on image to see enlarged view 1. The British specification set was also known as the BSA standard after Birmingham Small Arms who developed the standard. This British standard has since been adopted by the ISO, the International Organization for Standardization and is most the common spec for production bicycles. While Puch certainly provided frames threaded with the British standard, I have seen some Puch frames of this era made with either Italian or French standard threaded Bottom Bracket with the appropriate stamp on the Bottom Bracket shell indicating French threading for example with F. I have not seen any Austro Daimler frame with any other than the British standard threading, as mine is indicated by the E stamp, or some earlier frames bearing the letter B. There also seems to be some indication of frame size reflected by the numbers stamped onto the Bottom Bracket Shell near the Serial Number of many but not all Austro Daimler and Puch frames. For example Puch frame No. Another Puch, No. I have read comments that some owners of Austro Daimler bicycles complained about rough file marks, rust, etc. AD frame shows none of this, and so it is possible this is wrong or could be found only on some frames. My Vent Noir II was manufactured probably in 1. Austro Daimler Puch production after early lessons learned by the craftsmen had most likely been implemented. The components needed to complete the bicycle as it was originally set up were sourced by Austro Daimler from well regarded makers including Campagnolo, Cinelli, and Regina Oro of Italy, from Avocet in France, and Weinmann then of Belgium and Switzerland. Anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship and mechanics could have little bad to say about the Austro Daimler Vent Noir II of this period as it was delivered to the retailer when new. This bicycles most critical components were beautifully machined made by Campagnolo Campy and originally it was made up with components from their Gran Sport Gruppo a mid priced grouping including 4. Crankset, front and rear Derailleur, Shift Levers, front and rear wheel quick release Hubs, Brakes, Pedals. The Wheel Rims are aluminum alloy 7. Presta valves were made by Weinmann, the x 33. Chain and the 1. 42. Freewheel were made by Regina Oro and when new appeared as though they were plated in gold this nice appearance lasts for a few miles of riding as I recall. The comfortable black leather seat Saddle was made by Avocet. The Cinelli Giro DItalia Cinelli Model 6. Austro Daimler are machined from wrought Aluminum 6. T6 alloy, then anodized in a satin natural aluminum finish. The 6. 06. 1 T6 alloy is widely employed in aircraft and boat manufacturing owing to its excellent strength to weight ratio, good workability, and resistance to corrosion even after being abraded. The Giro are the lightest weight of the Cinelli series of its day, with a wall thickness as narrow as 1. With the shallowest drop 1. Cinelli drop bars made during this era, I find the Giro to be the most comfortable aluminum fast touring bars I have used. This late 1. 97. 0s production handlebar incorporates tasteful low profile markings befitting the elegance of this bike facing the bars you can see the engraved Cinelli crest to the left of the stem and the engraved Mod. Giro DItalia within a wreath to the right side of the stem. The crests are easy to appreciate with the eye but not so easy to photograph so I considered filling in the engraved area with contrasting gold to match the trim of the Vent Noir II, but I dismissed this idea preferring instead to conserve them in their original finish. The handlebar is held rigidly to the Campagnolo head tube bearings by the then top line Cinelli A1 quill stem, one with the pre 1. The stem is beautifully machined from wrought Aluminum 6. T6 alloy netting a weight of some 2. The stem bears only a small tastefully engraved oval Cinelli Milano marking at the top. Covering the grip areas of the Giro DItalia drop bar are precisely hand stitched black leather covers made by Almarc of Italy, founded in 1. Roberto and Marco Lissoni. As work commenced in 2. Vent Noir II I had not found the equal of fit and finish as this leather work.