The historical past of Fuji bikes going all the best way again to 1899 with it was based by Okazaki Kyujiro. It started as an importer of US and English bicycles after which started manufacturing in Japan within the late Nineteen Twenties.
Toshoku America acquired distribution rights to Fuji made bikes within the Fifties. They offered private-label bikes made by Fuji to Sears and Montgomery Wards.
Fuji America was established in 1971 to distribute Fuji branded bikes throughout the USA. That they had a full vary of nice bikes from entry degree to skilled. A number of nice bikes have been made within the 70s and 80s. A few of the greatest highway bikes of the 80s have been made by Fuji like Skilled, Staff Fuji, and Titanium Dura Ace. They have been additionally making some good touring bikes.
Fuji began dropping market share with the mountain bike increase beginning within the 80s when rivals like Trek and Specialised received stronger. Additionally they continued to fabricate bikes in Japan later when others moved manufacturing to Taiwan, making their bikes dearer. This led to Toshoku America submitting chapter in 1997, and Nichibei Fuji, the guardian firm of Fuji America submitting chapter in 1998. Superior Sports activities Worldwide (ASI) purchased the belongings of Fuji America and worldwide distribution rights. In 2004 Perfect Bike Company purchased a 17% share of Superior Sports activities Worldwide. In 2018 the guardian firm of ASI declared chapter and their belongings have been offered to BikeCo who now holds the Fuji model.
Mannequin
450 SE – small highway bike
Absolute – entry-level highway bike
Allegro – mid-level highway bike
Bedford – cruiser bike
Membership Fuji – excessive degree highway bike
Del Rey – mid-level highway bike
Dyna-mite – BMX bike
Feather – BMX bike
Funflower – women bike
Junior – children highway bike
League Fuji – mid-level highway bike
Lil’ Fuji – children bike
Mt Fuji LTD – mountain bike
Opus III – high of the road highway bike
Palisade – entry-level highway bike
Skilled Feather – BMX bike
Regis – entry-level highway bike
Sagres – entry degree highway bike
Sports activities 10 – entry degree highway bike
Suncrest – mountain bike
Sundance – mountain bike
Staff Fuji – excessive degree highway bike
Touring Sequence – touring bike
Gallery
80s Staff Fuji Pink
Fuji Sports activities 10 Advert
Hyperlinks
Listing of classic bicycle producers and types
Classic bicycle part corporations
