[CR]Nitto products:

(Example: History:Ted Ernst)

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 13:51:39 -0800 (PST)
From: "Bradley J Woehl" <bwoehl@sbcglobal.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Nitto products:

Nitto makes hundreds of differnet products these days. Yes, you are right they do not have a very comprehensive catalog. Rivendelle and a few others bring in some of the items that Nitto is capable of making but no one carries it all.

Last year I had them bend 44cm and 46cm deep drop steel track bars. They could not understand why anyone would want them but they did it anyway. And because I got 250 pairs. We are on our third batch and lots of people love them. They still wont put the Cinelli logo on it for me (just kidding) but I am pleased with the quality.

Nitto does not even try to market their products in the US. They are content building for their local market and relying on a handfull of distributors that stock some of their items. I have seen beautiful track bikes they make for Kerin and numerous clever inventions that unfortunately do not have commercial appeal in the US.

I meet whith Mr Nitto and his engeneers each year at Interbike and share ideas through a translator. If you would ever like them to fabricate something and make enough of them, send me your drawings.

Bradley Woehl
American Cyclery SF CA