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-Bob was the first USA buyer of bicycles produced by Giant, the now world famous bicycle producer. At the time the Giant factory was quite small and still had dirt floors. Giant produced Beacon brand lightweight 10-speed bikes. Tony Lo and King Liu(([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Liu|King Liu]] founded [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Bicycles|Giant]], the world's largest bicycle manufacturer, and Tony Liu was its CEO.)), and worked closely with Bob on the project.
+Bob was the first USA buyer of bicycles produced by Giant, the now world famous bicycle producer. At the time the Giant factory was quite small and still had dirt floors. Giant produced Beacon brand lightweight 10-speed bikes. Tony Lo and King Liu(([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Liu|King Liu]] founded [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Bicycles|Giant]], the world's largest bicycle manufacturer, and Tony Liu was its CEO.)) worked closely with Bob on the project.
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 Howie Cohen, [[https://www.proteanpaper.com/scart_results.cgi?comp=howiebik&part=Beacon%20Cycle|proteanpaper]]
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 ===== 1982 Beacon =====
-TIG welded, SunTour AG Tech front derailleur (1981-84), Sugino TAT cranks (1981-84), Dia-Compe 980 brakes (1970s-80s), SunTour Mighty Shifter (1982, in this style((The date isn't certain.  It's the same Mighty Shifter which shows up on some 1982 Stumpjumpers.  However, it doesn't match the any 1982/3 SunTour catalogs.  Note that the owner stated that he bougt the bike new in 1981.))), bullmoose bars, biplane forks, unique seattube cap, rear rack eyelets, and nice frame features overall.
+TIG welded, SunTour AG Tech front derailleur (1981-84), Sugino TAT cranks (1981-84), Dia-Compe 980 brakes (1970s-80s), SunTour Mighty Shifter (1982, in this style((The date isn't certain.  It's the same Mighty Shifter which shows up on some 1982 Stumpjumpers.  However, it doesn't match the any 1982/3 SunTour catalogs.  Note that the owner stated that he bought the bike new in 1981.))), bullmoose bars, biplane forks, unique seattube cap, rear rack eyelets, and nice frame features overall.
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