Re: [CR]Seeking Info on Maruishi

Thx for this connection with Nashbar, Billy !! Google has helped me with this co'search term, and turned up a few references:
> http://www.johnpiazza.net/mybike.htm
> http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-397329.html Sheldons site mentions them buried in this article:
> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/pdfs/bstone6001985.pdf Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA
> But Maruishi made many of the Nashbar branded bikes back in the '80s which were impressive values and often quite lovely for production bikes. Billy Ketchum; Chicago, IL

Rich Pinder wrote:
> Morning all,
>
> From a late 70's catalog, I was just reading about this bicycle company:
>
> "Japans oldest and leading manufacurer of bicycles.... annual
> capacity of 1,000,000..... In 1884 Maruishi imported bicycles for
> the first time into Japan ....."
>
> It also states that in the 70's they had a "wholly owned subsidiary in
> the United States"
> Does anyone recall who this subsidiary was (is) ??