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Old 05-24-11 | 12:12 PM
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Bikes: 1986 Alan Record Carbonio, 1985 Vitus Plus Carbone 7, 1984 Peugeot PSV, 1972 Line Seeker, 1986(est.) Medici Aerodynamic (Project), 1985(est.) Peugeot PY10FC

Good as they are, I've always wondered how these Japanese companies come up with their names.
"Sunshine"?? That just sounds too happy/jolly to put on a "serious" race bike....like they were made by friendly smurfs in some wonderland workshop. I could live easier with "Karate" bicycles than "Sunshine" hubs. Reminds me when I found a skewer dropped on the street in front of our offce a few months ago. Hoping that it could be something special like a Campagnolo skewer, I was quickly deflated when I read "Joytech" on the skewer lever........Blehhhhh......
I guess it kinda makes sense when you think that the brand name "Sony" came from "Sonny Boy".
Maybe Specialized rebranded them because they did not want to put them on their bikes with their original names as it could ruin the intended marketing image they were going for.

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