Re: [CR]Most Collectable Japanese Bikes ??

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:54:04 -0500
From: "Julian Shapiro" <julians@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Most Collectable Japanese Bikes ??
To: louiss@gate.net
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cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

I wonder who actually made that bike?

C. Itoh is one of the huge Japanese conglomerates (like Toshiba, Matsushita etc) You can find the brand on cash resigiters, computer equipment, elevators, and who knows what else. C. Itoh F10-40 was a workhorse of daisy-wheel computer printers when I started out in the PC biz in 1982.

Julian (waiting to go skating) Shapiro
Sag Harbor NY (18" snow 18 degrees F)


----- Original Message -----
From: Louis Schulman
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Most Collectable Japanese Bikes ??



> Interesting this topic comes up now. I saw the strangest bike boom
> Japanese bike on Saturday.
>
> It was a C. Itoh, the predecessor I believe, to Bridgestone. The strange
> thing about this bike is that it had huge casts lugs (I don't know if they
> were steel or aluminum) and the 4 main tubes were stainless steel! There
> was a label that identified the tubes as stainless. They were polished to
> a mirror finish.
>
> I guess the tubes were glued into the lugs, which had the design of lug
> points cast into them (looked really clunky). Otherwise, the bike
> appeared to be a bike boom el cheapo.
>
> Ever see one of these? It was too small for me (maybe 54 cm), but if
> someone wants it, it is for sale at a local dealer.
>
> Louis Schulman
> Tampa, Florida (where it is extremely cold, it went down to 36 degrees
> last night!)