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It's a Koizumi made Laserlite. My Laserlite serial is KGC (83) The D being an 84. I have also seen some KZ1's with KGA and KGB being 81's and 82's.
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That's Earls old stuff, biggest old collection known......He / his executors have been selling bits for years, and all quality stuff ! I guarantee
As far as I know Tange did not make the frames (information I got from the Kuwahara family one night while drinking, err I mean a meeting) . The tubes, hangers and drop-outs were all Tange for sure but the two welding and finishing shops were Koizumi and Tokyo Kogyo. A friend of mine Hiroshi Takahashi (Japan Kuwahara factory team in 1980s) told me that Tokyo Kogyo would send out containers full of frames every other day. Maybe demand just required 2 welding shops. This is why early 80's Cycle Pro Bonzai's look similar to Kuwahara's: same Tange tubes and drop-outs and probably one of the same welding shops.Koizumi still has a huge chroming tank that they used for all the makers frames they produced like the DB Silver streak, and HL Turbo etc (see it here: Koizumi Factory)-
As far as I know Tange did not make the frames (information I got from the Kuwahara family one night while drinking, err I mean a meeting) . The tubes, hangers and drop-outs were all Tange for sure but the two welding and finishing shops were Koizumi and Tokyo Kogyo. A friend of mine Hiroshi Takahashi (Japan Kuwahara factory team in 1980s) told me that Tokyo Kogyo would send out containers full of frames every other day. Maybe demand just required 2 welding shops. This is why early 80's Cycle Pro Bonzai's look similar to Kuwahara's: same Tange tubes and drop-outs and probably one of the same welding shops.
Quote from: Natsukashi on January 06, 2015, 09:53 AMAs far as I know Tange did not make the frames (information I got from the Kuwahara family one night while drinking, err I mean a meeting) . The tubes, hangers and drop-outs were all Tange for sure but the two welding and finishing shops were Koizumi and Tokyo Kogyo. A friend of mine Hiroshi Takahashi (Japan Kuwahara factory team in 1980s) told me that Tokyo Kogyo would send out containers full of frames every other day. Maybe demand just required 2 welding shops. This is why early 80's Cycle Pro Bonzai's look similar to Kuwahara's: same Tange tubes and drop-outs and probably one of the same welding shops.Thanks for the reply Ian! So let me get this straight in my little mind - all the "Tange-made" frames that we know and love (Laserlite et al) are actually Tange tubing welded up by Koizumi and/or Tokyo Kogyo???Btw Ian, we should meet up for a beer and/or a spin on the Kuwis soon!
