Publisher: Boy’s Life

Country: USA

Date: December 1974

Derailleur brand: Shimano, but see also Browning

Derailleur: Shimano Tourney

It’s tough to be as tough and reliable as your grandpa’s tough and reliable hunting gun. The Browning Grade 1 ten speed achieves its aim of being the toughest bike in town by using a Shimano Tourney derailleur - which is not a bad try.

Something about the whole spiel makes me think that the bike was manufactured in Japan, but if I’m wrong, please don’t shoot me.