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The Invitation for Cycling by Mr.Gami

Part 65: Katakura Silk Sporting bicycle in 1986




This is the catalog for Katakura Silk sporting bicycle in 1986. You might notice a different variation in the lineup. Track-racer and Camping model disappeared from the catalog and Triathlon model had appeared. We can feel atmosphere of those days.
As for the design of the front cover, there's an image that enjoy music, camping, fishing, not only cycling. It described that cycling was one of fitness sports for refreshing, not struggled-heavy-trip.

The catalog was offered by Mr. I. K.


This is the front cover. As I said, the cover design has you imagine that bicycle is one of the sports tool for refreshing.
The bicycle on the cover was a custom made track-racer. The logo on the down-tube was a traditional design.

The model was named Strada. However, this was a newer model of traditional R2 road-racer. It was equipped with the group-set of 14-speed Suntour Sprint.

This is Criterium (RA-L). It was equipped with Shimano 600 EX group-set. The bicycle industry had entered in the index ere. However, Criterium was still 12 speeds model.

This was the model RA-TL for the triathlon which came to be known in Japan in those days. The bicycle had two bottles, low angled head tube, 50 mm Fork offset; those were standard design for a triathlon model of most of mass-production maker in those days.
The multi colored frame had become popular in those days.

This is a road-racing model RB-SL which was equipped with middle graded parts. I think its conception was the fitness rather than the competition.

This is a road-racing model RBO for beginners.
Below was Mixte which was called Jogging model. It was a model for a light cycling at holiday.

Gran-sport was a kind of so-call Sportief model. It was a light touring model which had separate type fenders.
Randoneuse was a Rinko model which was equipped with 650*38A tires.
There are several kinds of definition for Randonneur. But I can say it based on French Randonneur which was introduced to Japanese around 1960s. It was made as Japanese-taste-Randonneur in consideration of geographical feature of Japan and Rinko.

This is back cover.




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