Not sure how Shields fits in the Nishiki history. Made in Japan, Toshiba 555 tubes (straight gauge Hi Ten). Nice lugs with gold lining
The long stem really caught my eye, that is a nice piece
Unfortunately, she brought it to the wrong LBS for a tune. The downtown shop replaced her classic der with a black Tourney der that has a pulley on the back, and worst of all, her beautiful old thumb shifter with a plastic trigger shifter.