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> And it seems to be quite regional. In this area (Toronto in Canada)
> the Grade B brands I most often see include: Concorde, Miele, Fugi,
> Fiori, Miyata, Ni****ki. There is an Apollo brand that shows up on
> bikes originally sold in the Vancouver area but which I don't think
> was ever available around here.
I'm pretty much a life-long Vancouverite, and back
in the '70s I amassed a fleet of Apollos. People would
buy 'em, decide they don't like riding, and then give 'em
to me. Those things were beauties, and they still are.
Apollos and Sekines. Before then, it was all pretty much
CCM, Raleigh, and if you wanted up-market: Peugeot.
As a ****t city on the Pacific Rim, Vancouver has always
enjoyed first-pick of the best ex****ts from the Asian
markets. Beauty, eh?
Nowadays, local folx's humble whips are usually
lower-end Norcos from the '80s. Those things are
built like brick sh!740u23z. They weigh just about
as much, too. As opposed to those spritely, lugged
frame'd, lovely Apollos and Sekines of the '70s.
It's a cryin' shame that the rest of North America
seems to have missed-out on 'em.
What really gets my goat is that the OldRoads.com/
vintage bicycle site is totally oblivious of those
bikes' very existance.
I guess the history of bicycling in Vancouver is
parochial and isolated. That notion saddens me
so much.
But I'm heartened by your news that our lovely,
die-hard Apollos have made it all the way to
Toronto, and continue to thrive there.
cheers,
Tom
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