Publisher: New Cycling

Country: Japan

Date: April 1965

Derailleur brands: Sanko

Derailleurs: Sanko PA, Sanko PF, Simplex Prestige (532)

A great advert. I note:

1. •The weird headshots with the big old guy behind and the small young guy in front. Father Dougal would be very confused. Even I can’t imagine what it means.
   

2. •The first appearance of the Sanko PF.
   

3. •The first appearance of a Simplex derailleur in a Sanko advert. Sanko appear to have become the importers of Simplex gears into Japan. Probably a fatal move.