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Item# Hansing, Bob [Hansing, Bob]
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| Bob & Bev Hansing were very close friends with Howie & Kay. I will be writing my own story about what a great guy Bob was during his lifetime. In addition to being a great friend to many, he was a superb husband and father. He accomplished a great deal during his short time with us. Additional text and pictures pending.
The below text appears on the Euro Asia Imports web site www.euroasiaimports.com:
When Bob Hansing started EAI in 1973, he had amassed 29 years in the bicycle industry. His career in cycling began in 1944 at Village Cycles, a bike shop in No. Hollywood, CA. He was 12. For 5 years he juggled school with work at the bike shop to help support his mother and 2 sisters. Upon graduation, Bob married his high school sweetheart Beverly and enlisted in the Navy where he rode for the Naval Cycling Team. Bob continued racing even when his ship was deployed to Korea. Many of his races were on portable wooden tracks.
Upon his discharge in 1955, and with the help of his childhood employer, Jack Kemp, Bob opened his first bicycle shop in Montrose, CA. He also began importing and distributing bicycles and parts as a second business. That importing company, Montrose Bike Imports, was the first importer and distributor of Campagnolo components in the United States. In 1963, Bob moved his retail store to a new, bigger location.The 1970’s were busy for Bob. He retired from retail in 1971. He worked briefly for the importer West Coast Cycle before starting EAI in 1973. In that same year the Shimano family asked Bob to head Shimano American Corp. He took the position of president and ran both Shimano and EAI until 1976 when he chose to focus solely on EAI.
In 1983, Bob purchased property in La Crescenta, built a warehouse and moved EAI there. He thoroughly enjoyed his work and remained active in the day to day operations of EAI until he passed away in 2001.
Today, Euro-Asia Imports is still in La Crescenta and has expanded to 3 warehouses. It is still owned and operated by the Hansing Family and just as Bob did when he started EAI, we take great pride in scouring the globe in search of the finest professional racing and touring equipment from Japan, Italy, France and England. These components are housed in our warehouses in La Crescenta and are ready to ship to…you.| Picture Gallery for this Item (click images to enlarge) |
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Bob Hansing sitting under a tree with his bike hanging above (Ideor, Mondia or Paramount?) |
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An early 1960s photo (L-R) of Bob Hansing & Leo Cohen Jr. (Howie's brother) posing in the Hansing boat which is parked in the driveway of their Glendale, CA residence. They were good friends as you can see from their expressions. Bev Hansing most likely took the photo.
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In 1969 Howie escorted five IBD's (husbands and wives) on a Tour of the Japan Bicycle Industry. We named the group 'The American Eagle KB Bicycle Tour'. We visited many of the bicycle component and parts factories including this visit to the Shimano factory in Sakai-Osaka. Pictured here, left to right are: Howie Cohen, Yoshi Shimano, Gillibaldo Teran (dealer in Ensenada, BC, Mexico), Bob Olson (Bob's Bike Shop in Glendale, CA), Keizo Shimano, Bob Hansing (Montrose Bike Shop in Montrose, CA, Len Hearst (Hans Ohrt Lightweight bicycles in Beverly Hills, CA), Zeldon Lipski (Louisville Cycle & Supply in Louisville, KY), Paul Hinkston (Rancho Park Cycles in Los Angeles, CA) and Hontani-san (Shimano). A truck with Shimano signage is being loaded by Shimano warehouse men with cartons of Shimano parts. |
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After our complete tour of the Shimano facility and a business meeting about Shimano products, Shimano treated us to a wonderful lunch at the Nankai Grill, a teppan-yaki restaurant near the factory. Seated at this table, right to left are: Keizo Shimano, Zeldon Lipski (Louisville Cycle & Supply in Louisville, KY), Gillibaldo Teran (dealer in Ensenada, BC, Mexico), Bob Hansing (Montrose Bike Shop in Montrose, CA), Len Hearst (Hans Ohrt Lightweight bicycles in Beverly Hills, CA), Paul Hinkston (Rancho Park Cycles in Los Angeles, CA), and Bob Olson (Bob's Bike Shop in Glendale, CA), |
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Article about Bob Hansing (while he was president of Shimano Sales Corp.) published in the July 1975 issue of Bicycle Motocross News. |
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Bob Hansing, my brother Leo Jr and I were in Japan for the International Cycle Show. This 1970 picture was taken in the Kobe home of Yukio (aka Higesan) and Takako Kawamura where we had a lovely dinner party. Higesan was the then president of Kawamura Sangyo Co, the producers of our American Eagle and Nishiki bicycles.
Standing L-R; Ikutaki-san (chief engineer at the bicycle factory), Bob Hansing (WCCSC), Katchan (manager of the bicycle factory), Howie Cohen (WCCSC) and Yukio `Higesan` Kawamura (president of the bicycle factory).
Seated L-R; Takako Kawamura (wife of Higesan), Hiroko Kawamura (daughter of Higesan & Takako) and my brother Leo Cohen Jr (WCCSC). |
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(L to R) WCC's Leo Cohen Jr, Bob Hansing, Mr. Ikutaki (chief engineer at Kawamura Bicycle Co-NISHIKI) and Howie Cohen standing in the Kawamura Bicycle Co display booth at the Japan Cycle Show, c.1972 |
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Bob was cycling in Osaka, Japan on a Sunday morning with some members of the SunTour (Maeda Industries) staff. Cycling behind Bob is Mr. Junzo Kawai (Junchan), president of SunTour. |
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(L to R) Mr. Junzo Kawai (Junchan) president of Maeda Industries - SunTour, with WCC's Bob Hansing and Howie Cohen. c.1972 in Osaka Japan. |
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