| Mr. Junzo Kawai (Jun-chan), President of SunTour and Howie lead a group of 'Sunday Morning Cycling' riders up a hill toward our picnic-lunch destination. I would ride in Japan at every opportunity so I could test the products that we were planning to purchase for distribution in America. In the mid 1960's in order to convince SunTour that we needed a derailleur with the capacity to shift up to a 34T freewheel cog, I installed a French Huret Alvit and Millard 14~34 freewheel on my American Eagle bike and rode away from the group on a steep climb. It was soon after that ride that SunTour produced the wide capacity derailleur and freewheel that the American Dealers said was important. Shimano also followed suit. |
