I believe that some Ishiwata tubing was imported into Italy as well, so a Ishiwata sticker may not guarantee that a bike is Japanesque. As Grant says though, if it is a Bianchi, it is a good bet.
Dennis Young The fields sre flooded the frogs won't shut up in Bianchi country, Hotaka, Japan
> Hello Ed,
>
> Yes, there were many early eighties Bianchi bikes built in
> Japan that made it to North America in the early eighties.
> Italian built Bianchi bikes were imported too. I had a
> racing buddy with a very nice blue Ishi-water one with gold
> decals, and suntour parts, in 1982.
>
> Grant McLean
> toronto, canada
>
> Ed Landreth, Norfolk,VA USA
> I picked up a late seventies ,early eighties Bianchi Limited
> that had been taken as a trade in by our Lbs a few years ago
> with an Ishwata tubing label on the seat tube. Does anyone know
> whether or not any Bianchis were made in Japan and If so When?
> Thanks for any help you may offer. .