The Nishiki Backroads is a mountain bike with an aluminum, steel and chromoly frame. The frame comes in colors like 911  Red, Black  Mica and Bright  Sand.

Originally released in 1993, there are 7 versions of this bike. Due to the frame materials, we estimate that this bike weighs around 30 pounds. The Backroads has fork suspension with 2in travel.

Components

The Backroads comes with Mountain Mix and Shimano components, including an aluminum, chromoly, tig-welded, Hsin Lung MTS 118, Nishiki Lee Chi stem, a steel, threadless, Tange-Seiki RBC-2, Tien Hsin Victor VP-H94 headset and grip-shift, Centera, Shimano, SRT-100, MRX-100, SRT-400i, SRT-4.0 Optical Gear Display shifters.

Drivetrain

The Backroads has 8,7 speeds and has a Shimano STX derailleur.

Wheels

It comes with skinwall, Kenda, Smoke, Cheng Shin C-1040N IRC PiranhaPro tires (26in x NaN) and Vuelta, Araya AP-21, Weinmann Rodi Vuelta Strong Ti-Ano rims.

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Specs

Type Mountain
Year 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Alt. Names Backroads