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Old 06-29-19 | 04:21 PM
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Bikes: About two dozen road, mountain, and tandem from 1940s to 1981.

The early C. Itoh bikes had
wonderfuld downtube decals: " Guaranteed World Finest Bicycle Precision Mechanism". Yes, "World" had no possessive punctuation.

Originally Posted by K SOLO
Picked up a "celery green" C.ITOH,the other day. Its in decent condition...but it was converted into "single-speed",messenger cycle. I'm going to convert it back to its former 10 speed glory. Question...Are most Japanese cycles "lightweight"??? This ITOH makes my Schwinn "Varsity",feel like a "boat anchor". lol
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