one of my old bikes

I think I got this bike back in the summer of 2008.  Before this bike, all of my interest was in mountain bikes.  Essentially, this was my transition into the strange, mysterious world of road bikes.  I was at home back in northern california for that summer and hopped on craigslist to see what I could find.  Somehow I lucked out and found this:

which quickly turned to this:

and then this:

The guy I got it from was a tiny little dude who clearly couldn't fit on it.  He told me he just wanted to get rid of it and get a few bucks for some sodas.  It was painted when I got it and all I did was slap on an old skate sticker as a head tube badge. I enjoyed this bike very much.  It was a fun transition/introduction to a whole new part of the sport. I even poked a rattle snake with the front wheel on a ride in southern oregon.  I never figured out the make of the frame.  All the bike shops I took it to couldn't figure it out either.  It had a very unique brake arch in the back.  One guy thought it was a Klein.  I am leaning towards an old Nishiki due to its component set.  The chainstay sticker said "Boston Bicycle Company" hence my query in the search box in the screenshot. I always dug those gold rims.  Ultimately I sold this bike in 2010 for $140.  It needed new tires and a bottom bracket badly.