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Old 07-07-09 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by vinfix
I thinkin the early 80's they just became Zebra. I have a Zebra Tempest I picked up off the street on "Sparkle Day". It's a wacky pastel green. Since it was pretty far gone, now it's a fixed gear with nice new parts on it.
Zebrakenko was sold though 1984. Zebra appeared in 1985.

Originally Posted by BigPolishJimmy
I have a Kenko 'Storm' I see no mention of Zebra on the badge, but I suspect they are one in the same company.
Sounds reasonable, given that the Storm was a Zebrakenko model. I wonder if the brand name differed, depending on the country? Or maybe they split into two brands, Zebra and Kenko, after 1984?
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