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 In 1972
-the Columbus Cycle and Supply Co. of Ohio((Columbus Cycle also sold American Standard, Marathon, Road Master, American Beauty and De Soto bicycles, all made in the US, mostly by Schwinn)), started to import Japanese bicycles under the Concord ((Columbus Cycle trademarked Concord in [[https://trademarks.justia.com/724/34/concord-72434559.html|1972]]))
+the Columbus Cycle and Supply Co. of Ohio((Columbus Cycle also sold American Standard, Marathon, Road Master, American Beauty and De Soto bicycles, all made in the US, mostly by Schwinn)), started to import Japanese bicycles under the //**Concord**// ((Columbus Cycle trademarked Concord in [[https://trademarks.justia.com/724/34/concord-72434559.html|1972]]))
 brand and sell them through the mid-west.
 ((In 1944 Columbus sold bikes via 244 dealers in 16 states, which was reduced to 5 states by 1965.  [[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/237/323/1458770/|justia]]))
-Columbus Cycle & Supply was formed in 1913 and run by three generations of the Schottenstein family until its demise in 1991.  Original Concords were made by Kuwahara, Japan, and later Concords have Taiwan stickers.
+Columbus Cycle & Supply was formed in 1913 and run by three generations of the Schottenstein family until its demise in 1991.  Original Concords were made by Kuwahara, Japan, and later Concords have Taiwanese stickers.
 Info from: [[https://books.google.com/books?id=N-M_AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA9-PA100&lpg=RA9-PA100&dq=%22columbus+cycle%22+SCHOTTENSTEIN,&source=bl&ots=EOPYEOXK8Y&sig=ACfU3U2H5LHqiGKdyF7ZqiMzOAXzOaNg6g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvt6PJ1vf0AhXElGoFHYrkCUwQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=%22columbus%20cycle%22%20SCHOTTENSTEIN%2C&f=false|google books]], [[https://books.google.com/books?id=n_wXPG9nXT8C&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=%22columbus+cycle%22+SCHOTTENSTEIN,&source=bl&ots=4hrbUTk-XJ&sig=ACfU3U0HRRbkCxOGMcstqqYxJQ8nYdblQA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvt6PJ1vf0AhXElGoFHYrkCUwQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q=%22columbus%20cycle%22%20SCHOTTENSTEIN%2C&f=false|google books]],
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 This is a 15 Speed ATB with SunTour AG Tech 5000 (1983).
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+This shares the same name as the 1980->1982 [[koski:start#s1980|Koski Trailmaster]].  The timelines did not overlap and there's no mistaking one for the other.
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 ===== 1984 Trailmaster 12 =====
-The next year's Trailmaster takes a trip downmarket with reduced quality and gearing, using Shimano's RD-Z501-GS (not SGS) (1984.)  Note the attached Columbus Cycle catalog.
+The next year's Trailmaster takes a trip downmarket with reduced quality and gearing, using Shimano's RD-Z501-GS (not SGS) (1984.)  Note the attached Columbus Cycle catalog.  Has a "Taiwan R.O.C." sticker at the bottom of the seat tube.
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