---- ===== Sekai ===== The Sekai((Sekai is Japanese for “the world.”)) Bicycle Company was started in Seattle in 1971 by Glenn Tamura, who owned the local [[https://www.velobikeshop.com/|Velocipede Bike Shop]] ((The Tamura family continues to run the shop, now called the Velo Bike Shop.))((The Sekai brand name was co-owned by Shinwa trading company. It's uncertain whether Sekais were designed and branded in Japan, or whether the Tamuras owned and designed the bikes. In any case, Sekai mountain bikes were designed by Norco of Canada.)) and imported their bicycles from Japan. Sekai was eventually purchaced by Norco of Canada in 1983, who discontinued the Sekai brand by 1990 ((Summary of info sources from: [[https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/764771-sekai-bicycle-database.html|bikeforums]])). All Sekai mountain bikes were designed by [[norco:start|Norco]] and manufactured in Japan or Taiwan. [[norco:start|Norco]] sold the exact same Sekai bicycles, with different stickers, throughout Canada, while Sekais were sold in the US.

{{velo.png?300|Velocipede}} \\ Velocipede Bikes of Seattle [[https://www.velobikeshop.com/aboutvelo|velobikeshop]]

---- ===== 1983 Mountaineer ====== Serial number verified model year. The model name is just a guess.

{{1983.jpg?300|1983 Mountaineer}} \\ 1983 Mountaineer [[https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/764771-sekai-bicycle-database-10.html|bikeforums]]

---- ===== 1984 Sasquatch ===== The fork is probably not original in this pic, as Sekai used biplanes through 1985.

{{1984.jpg?300|1984 Sasquatch}} \\ 1984 Sasquatch [[https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/480966-sekai-questions.html|bikeforums]]

---- ===== 1985 Bigfoot ===== Sekai used the following mountain bike model names from 1983 -> 1990. * Mountaineer * Mountaineer SL * Sasquatch * Cherokee * Bush Plot * Everest * Kokanee * Bigfoot * Oswego [[norco:start|Norco]] used a similar, but not identical list of mountain models.

{{1985.jpg?300|1985 Bigfoot }} \\ 1985 Bigfoot [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/130319151@N06/17068535303|flickr]]

---- ==== Production Notes ==== [1]. ? \\