Vintage Japanese Bicycle Models Advertisement

次回この記事の日本語版を投稿します。

In the recent series "Vintage Japanese Bicycle Models" we looked at the six main single-gear rod brake bicycles.

Below is an advertisement from the Yamaguchi Bicycle Manufacturing, Co. Ltd., dating back to 1952 - 55.

Note it contains four of the six models covered.

・Heavy-duty Cargo (Carrier) Cycle

・Light-duty Cargo (Carrier) Cycle

・Utility Cycle

・Gents Cycle (aka Roadster)

The reason the other two model types, Ladies Cycle and Unisex Cycle, were not included is that given that this advertisement is from the early 1950s, these two model types were low-demand models, and, did not begin to gain popularity until the latter half of the 1950s onward.