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Sugino Cycle Industries - Osaka, Japan (see the picture gallery)

Item# Sugino Cycle Ind [Sugino Cycle Ind] Categories: Who's Who-Mfgr's of Components, Parts/Accessories & Employees ,


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Sugino produced a very full range of cranks, chainwheels and related parts. Their products were of the highest quality and the selection of styles was huge. The factory had the latest equipment and knowledgeable engineers. Yasushi Sugino, the founder and president for many years was a kind, soft spoken and passionate man. I met him at a time when I could not yet speak Japanese and he could not yet speak English; we went to dinner together at Kawafuku restaurant and somehow communicated using bicycle language, sign language, pencil/paper for drawing and the waitress. Our relationship grew and Sugino was a major contributor to the success of WCC and Yasushi was a good friend. Yasushi Sugino was also a professional photographer; two of his published books are a part of this collection. Yasushi`s son, Kozo, is now managing the company. This picture is of Kozo Sugino and Howie at the WCC Cycle Rama Show in about 1972. More text & photos pending. See the picture gallery.

Picture Gallery for this Item (click images to enlarge)
more details This is an advertisement for Sugino Iron Works (the company name at the time) featuring steel cottered cranks with various patterns of chainrings. This advert appeared in the 1952 edition of the Japan Bicycle Guide on page 271.	more details Yasushi Sugino, president of Sugino Cycle Industries at the Sugino display booth at the Japan Cycle Show, c.1972	more details (L to R) Mrs. Jeunet, Dominique Jeunet, Jean Pierre Jeunet (all from Jeunet Bicycles of France), and Mr. Yasushi Sugino, president of Sugino Cycle Industries of Osaka, Japan. this picture taken September 17, 1972 at a tappanyaki restaurant in Cologne, Germany at the time of the Cologne International Bicycle Show.
more details (L to R) Kozo Sugino, Sadaharu Tsuyama-Cat Eye standing in front of the Sugino display at the WCC 1972 Cycle Rama Show	more details A photo from the WCC 1972 Cycle Rama Show (L to R) Kozo Sugino, unidentified gent, Sadaharu Tsuyama-Cat Eye	more details The business card of Yashusi Sugino. Notice the Telex number hand written on the card; it indicates that this card in from about the 1960's or early 1970's at which time we were still using a Telex machine (large & noisy) for communications (instead of fax or email).
more details The business card of Mitsuo Nishimura	more details The business card of Jackie Miwa	more details Congratulatory Western Union Telegram from Sugino on the occasion of the 1970 WCC Cycle Rama Show.

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