Folding Bikes - foldable Japanese Spalding help!

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dragsterIII
08-04-09, 03:44 PM
here is my mystery bike! it is a foldable Spalding made by EBE industries .co but I have no idea how old it is or if it is some sort of prototype. I tried to look up the many numbers on this bike but have had no luck, that is why I have come the experts
so this bike is mainly fitted out in shimano components such as: Shimano high power lever brake levers, shimano cables that have shimano 1480 printed on them, shimano inter-M rear drum brake and a shimano SG-3R35 three speed hub. the bike used to have presta valves but they were smashed so I replaced them with shraeder valves. it also has nitto bars, goose neck and seat post. there is no name on the 3-piece crank. the fork has a weird bracket that has the words K.B.F. and under it has PAT.P (I assume this means patent pending).

so could you guys tell me all you might know, thanks!:)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2116.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2117.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2118.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2119.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2120.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2121.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2122.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2123.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2125.jpg

dragsterIII
08-04-09, 03:45 PM
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2126.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2128.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2129.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2130.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2131.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2132.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg234/sounwave13c/100_2133.jpg
Folder4life
08-04-09, 07:25 PM
Looks like it was made in 1996 and originally sold in 1997 according to the stickers in the photo. I have never seen one, but those Japanese bikes are made to last, even when rusty.

dragsterIII
08-04-09, 08:05 PM
Looks like it was made in 1996 and originally sold in 1997 according to the stickers in the photo. I have never seen one, but those Japanese bikes are made to last, even when rusty.

thanks! now i know the year:D. like you said I have not seen any other bike like this
Chop!
08-04-09, 09:08 PM
Is it allright if I use your pics to add this bike to my A to Z of folders?
jecjec81
08-04-09, 10:02 PM
That design is a pretty common bike in Japan. Although newer ones have newer design. But is pretty much standard.
dragsterIII
08-05-09, 09:58 AM
Is it allright if I use your pics to add this bike to my A to Z of folders?

sure thing:thumb:
Chop!
08-05-09, 11:56 AM
sure thing:thumb:

Thanks Dragster, may all your dreams be wet ones!