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| The Sekai((Sekai is Japanese for “the world.”)) Bicycle Company was started in Seattle in 1971 by Glenn Tamura, who own 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. | 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. |
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| Velocipede Bikes of Seattle | Velocipede Bikes of Seattle |
| [[https://www.velobikeshop.com/aboutvelo||velobikeshop]] | [[https://www.velobikeshop.com/aboutvelo|velobikeshop]] |
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