Howdy from Kyushu
03-29-05, 07:54 PM
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Howdy from Kyushu
I've recently moved here from Osaka and have decided that I want to see the counrtyside the slow way.
Hey, the exercise wouldn't hurt me either.
Does anyone have any information re. purchasing a bike here in Japan?
I want to get into touring and I'd like to actually check out the bike before I buy it.
Trouble is, most of the local shops seem to be poorly represented on the web and
I don't know where to start looking. There have to be some 'serious bike shops'
here, I just can't find 'em!
Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Cheers!
Hey, the exercise wouldn't hurt me either.
Does anyone have any information re. purchasing a bike here in Japan?
I want to get into touring and I'd like to actually check out the bike before I buy it.
Trouble is, most of the local shops seem to be poorly represented on the web and
I don't know where to start looking. There have to be some 'serious bike shops'
here, I just can't find 'em!
Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Cheers!
03-29-05, 08:25 PM
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I don't know that I can help you, but I have a bike (my wifes) that I would like to identify. It is a cromo, stepthrough, with the markings Seraph, Mizutani, Ringyo, and Japan. Does this sound familiar to you?
03-29-05, 08:35 PM
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Y' know, you'd think I'd look in the Yellow Pages wouldn't you...
You'd think so, but I didn't!
Thanks!
Butch, does this page help you?
https://www.mizutanibike.co.jp/Company/History/
It would seem that Seraph was a brand produced by Mizutani Ringyo Bicycles,
the precursor of Mizutani Bicycles. Sounds like you have a bit of a classic there.
Ta for the replies!
You'd think so, but I didn't!
Thanks!Butch, does this page help you?
https://www.mizutanibike.co.jp/Company/History/
It would seem that Seraph was a brand produced by Mizutani Ringyo Bicycles,
the precursor of Mizutani Bicycles. Sounds like you have a bit of a classic there.
Ta for the replies!
03-30-05, 01:37 PM
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yoroshiku! I'd also be interested in biking info for kyushu, as far as paths and whatnot go. I'm gonna be visiting my grandparents for their 50th anniversary in Imari, and I haven't been there since I was... five or six years old.
If it earns me any points, I could ride a two wheeler by that time! But I did spend a lot of time on my big wheel...-
If it earns me any points, I could ride a two wheeler by that time! But I did spend a lot of time on my big wheel...-
