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Maruishi Bicycles

Maruishi started in Japan ca. 1884/1909/1918 1). They imported many road and some mountain bikes to the US and undoubtedly made partnerships with existing US brands. They supposedly made bikes for Jamis in the early days, except that Jamis only imported fillet brazed and TIG welded frames, while Maruishi were all lugged. Other sources say Specialized. Further research required.

1905 postcard
1905 postcard japanwarart


1930s postcard
1930s postcard japanwarart


1982 Marusihi 26

1982 Maruishi 26
1982 Maruishi 26 bmxmuseum


1983 Mountace

1983 Mountace
1983 Mountace flickr


1984 Mountace MT15

1984 Mountace MT15
1984 Mountace MT15 bikeforums


1985 Mountace MT18

1985 Mountace MT18
1985 Mountace MT18 bikeforums

Production Notes

[1]. no data

1)
Date highly variable. Their current website says 1972. See: https://classicjapanesebicycles.com/maruishi/
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