Re: [CR]Most Collectable Japanese Bikes ??

(Example: Events:Cirque du Cyclisme)

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:28:47 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Most Collectable Japanese Bikes ??
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Louis Schulman wrote:
> 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?

Sounds like a Bridgestone "Submariner" to me...

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA