Nishiki, DEAD and gone
My old polo bike. I broke it, more than once.
Strange how much they are like horses, we ride them hard and before too long we have to put them down.
I miss this one the most. It’s ashes have been spread in a special place.
Photo © Doug D 2007
about 5 years ago
nishikis unite! you’ll have to get a pic of mine, too.
about 5 years ago
R.I.P.
It was indeed a champion steed
he rode it to many historic victories
so long to an arch nemesis
about 5 years ago
Somehow I miss seeing that bike around. The new one’s sweet but it doesn’t have quite the same charisma. Where do bikes go when they die?
about 5 years ago
… they will be sold on ebay for millions …
your bike is looking like a really trusty steed. i´m impressed. hope my one will carry me quite a long time too.
about 5 years ago
So I should save all these mallet prototypes for the eventual bike polo hall of fame and history museum?
about 5 years ago
there is no reason to ever give up on frames. you just need to find a frame builder who has a crush on you and then trade drugs for repairs. when it comes to a polo frame there is nothing that cant be fixed
about 5 years ago
Hu ya Ben… I saw the remnants of the parts that were once your 1st polo frame while at a certain builder’s shop last weekend and I don’t mean to rain your parade but it doesn’t look like there’s much hope for that one. Sorry to say.