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 Repco (REplacement Parts COmpany) cycles was founded in 1922 by Robert Geoffrey Russell in Victoria, Australia.  Repco originally focused on making car parts and soon branched into making bicycles.
-Repco Cycles continues to exist as a brand: [[http://repcosport.com.au/our-products/bikes/|repcosport]]((It appears that Repco Cycles is currently owned by [[https://www.sheppardcycles.com/about/|Sheppard Cycles]] which is itself owned by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Sports|Scott Sports]] which owns perhaps a dozen bicyle brands.  A partial Scott list: [[https://www.team-dsm.com/equipment/scott/|team-dsm]].))
+Repco Cycles continues to exist as a brand: [[http://repcosport.com.au/our-products/bikes/|repcosport]]((It appears that Repco Cycles is currently owned by [[https://www.sheppardcycles.com/about/|Sheppard Cycles]] which is itself owned by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Sports|Scott Sports]] which owns perhaps a dozen bicycle brands.  A partial Scott list: [[https://www.team-dsm.com/equipment/scott/|team-dsm]].))
 A piece of trivia from the 1986 Repco [[http://www.bloggingadeadhorse.com/hotfoot2_1986Cat.php#Catalogue|catalog]]: //"Repco was chosen to be the official supplier of bicycles to the 1987 America's Cup Defence [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_America%27s_Cup|1987]] Limited."//  Complete with cut n' pasted bikes w/sailboats.
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-{{cat1991.jpg?360|1991 Repco Catalog}}
+{{cat1991.jpg?400|1991 Repco Catalog}}
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 Encountering the rare hill on Earth's flattest continent.
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+===== 1983 Ranger ====
+Not nealry a mountain bike with sidepull brakes and only 5 speeds.
+SunTour GT rear derailleur, "deluxe, hi-tensile cruiser frame," Sugino one-piece crank.
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+{{1983.jpg?300|1983 Ranger}}
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+Ranger, from 1983 Repco catalog
+[[http://www.bloggingadeadhorse.com/hotfoot2_1983Cat.php|bloggingadeadhorse]]
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