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5 unusual facts about Koichi Yamaguchi


Koichi Yamaguchi

That same year, Koichi became the official framebuilder for the United States Olympic Cycling Team.

In 1987, Koichi came to the United States and founded his own bicycle building company, Yamaguchi Bicycles, based in Rifle, Colorado.

Koichi was trained as a Master framebuilder at the legendary 3Rensho company in Japan, building bicycles for professional Keirin riders (notably, the ten-time Sprint World Champion Koichi Nakano).

Koichi Yamaguchi (山口弘一) is a noted Japanese bicycle frame builder, based in the United States.

Yamaguchi Bicycles

Yamaguchi Bicycles was founded in 1987 by Koichi Yamaguchi (a framebuilder who went on to work as the National Team Mechanic for the US Cycling Federation in 1988 and the official framebuilder for the United States Olympic Cycling Team in 1989).



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