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| koga:start [2026/05/08 12:16] – created mtbtimeline | koga:start [2026/05/08 21:34] (current) – mtbtimeline |
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| Koga BV was started in 1974 in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, by Andries Gaastra. Andries started importing [[miyata:start|Miyata]] frames & parts soon after his family's long successful bicycle brand, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavus|Batavus]] was sold by his father. Koga Miyata mostly resold [[miyata:start|Miyata]] mtbs with a customized part selection, generally preserving the Miyata same model names and color schemes. Koga actively co-developed new models with Models, which presumably became Miyatas own models as well. It's likely that Koga was Miyatas largest customer for Miyata branded bicycles. | Koga BV was started in 1974 in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, by Andries Gaastra. Andries started importing [[miyata:start|Miyata]] frames & parts soon after his family's long successful bicycle brand, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavus|Batavus]] was sold by his father. Koga Miyata mostly resold [[miyata:start|Miyata]] mtbs with a customized part selection, generally preserving the Miyata model names and color schemes. Koga actively co-developed new models with Miyata, which presumably became Miyatas own models as well. |
| Officially, the Koga Miyata models were slightly spelled differently than their Miyata counterparts. When the Miyatas used a hyphen, the Kogas would use a space, or no space - and vice versa. This would occur in the catalogs - the frames themselves looked identical. True Miyatas were only available within Japan, often as frame-only options. Miyata likely supplied rebranded frames to [[univega:start|Univega]] in the US and [[morrison:start|Morisson]] of New Zealand. Some Koga Miyata mtbs were made in Europe, such as the all-carbon 1994 Skymonocoque. Many Koga Miyatas had the "Koga" name etched into the seat stays, implying a custom, non-Miyata frame. | Officially, the Koga Miyata models were slightly spelled differently than their Miyata counterparts. When the Miyatas used a hyphen, the Kogas would use a space, or no space - and vice versa. This would occur in the catalogs - the frames themselves looked identical. True Miyatas were only available within Japan, often as frame-only options. Miyata likely supplied rebranded frames to [[univega:start|Univega]] in the US and [[morrison:start|Morisson]] of New Zealand. Some Koga Miyata mtbs were made in Europe, such as the all-carbon 1994 Skymonocoque. Many Koga Miyatas had the "Koga" name etched into the seat stays, implying a custom, non-Miyata frame. |
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