That’s an interesting story, about design, capitalism, and a love of cycling. Later on cycling legend Grant Petersen would rise to infamy in the fringes of cycle design at Bridgestone, establishing his self fully in the industry. ![]() As the popularity of Japanese bikes rose, Bridgestone wanted to sound more Japanese, so they adopted the name Kabuki for their line. In the 70’s, Americans found the Japanese craftsmanship of Italian engineering to be a nice value compared to the pricier Italian made cycles. ![]() Save for the Kabuki Catalog scan included below.įrom the 1970’s into the early 1990’s the well-known tire company, Bridgestone, made bicycles. So obscure, in fact, that I can’t actually find one single image of a bike from the same time period in the same style. It’s a vintage rarity, buried under so many Cannondales, Giants, carbon forks, and blogs about cool hipster fixies, that there are less than 20 actual websites with information about this type of bike.
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