Had to share.. Craigslist Kobe Bicycle Company "Cobra" Model from 1977

 
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PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2021 4:05 pm    Post subject: Had to share.. Craigslist Kobe Bicycle Company "Cobra" Model from 1977

Thought it was quite a cool story that the bike was also named after a deadly snake!!
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/d/elizabeth-1977-cobra-kobe-bicycle-road/7315645587.html

I'll save a photo and upload in case the ad deletes soon



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https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/96468-kobe-bicycles.html
Kobe was actually a US company that had bicycles manufactured for them in Japan and Hong Kong. They jumped onto the bicycle boom bandwagon in the mid-1970s. Like most Japanease manufactured bicycles of the period, they are well designed, nicely manufactured, sturdy and dependable. However, they tended be a bit heavy and lacked the lively ride of their European counterparts of the period. Most Kobe models tended to be slightly flashier than most Japanese models of the era, with pinstriped, European style lugwork and pearlescent paint.

The model I recall being the most popular was the Cobra. Hi-tensile frame with chrome stay and fork ends, Sugino Super Maxy crankset, Dia-Compe CP brakes, SunTour VGT/SL deraileurs with bar ends, Suzue large flange QR hubs laced to Araya aluminum rims. Ironically, this model was competition for your S10-S.

The company certainly was not a major player and I'm not sure if they even lasted into the 1980s.
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