An3 Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 A friend of mine gave me an old hybrid bike. According to the sticker it is an Okuma. Okuma is known for their angling equipment but I have not heard of any links to cycling. There are a few other Okuma bikes listed for sale on various websites (Gumtree etc). It looks to me as if somebody imported a lot of entry level bicycles and branded them with Okuma stickers. Can anyone please shed some light on the existence of this bike / brand?
MTBeer Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 Okuma also a well known manufacturer of CNC machines
Mohs Posted August 10, 2020 Posted August 10, 2020 1994 my first MTB was an Okuma...it came out with Rapit-fire shifters so I was the coolest kid for like two days until my friends got Haro bikes with Huge horn bars. Did all the Paarl trails on a daily basis and helped build and test ride the Paarl Playgrounds and DH Tracks on that tank.
Bikalot Posted August 10, 2020 Posted August 10, 2020 Also had an Okuma back in the 90's, but at @Mohs it also had bull horn bars it was a chrome silver colour which would actually be quite cool again.
dr5mn Posted March 14, 2021 Posted March 14, 2021 I bought this chromed Okuma back in 1998. Had those twisty gripshift shifters. Lent to a fellow res student in varsity. He later then stole it to sell for booze money.
Fleming Posted March 19, 2021 Posted March 19, 2021 When I was a teenager one of my buddies bought an Okuma with full STX groupset. I think even the headset which is a place most bike companies skimp. That bike was pretty sweet and definitely not a Game/Makro bike. Think this was around 1996.
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