Colombia Monarks

[axsepul]

Yes the front fender is backwards. He likes it like that!

Picked this picture from a friend on facebook that lives in Armenia, Quindio Columbia and he tells me that this monark was built in cali, colombia in 1969. What you guys think? Did huffy sell the rights to the monark name to a company in colombia or did they move operations over there? Is it related to the European monark bicycle company? Was it a totally different company?

So many questions...

This bike from another guy in colombia. He tells me that the bikes where made in Brazil but assembled in colombia. This is a monark galaxia

 

[user 135]

Probably related to the Swedish Monark. The badge looks similar plus they also built some bikes in Brazil.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monark
http://www.monark.com.br/ If you can read Portuguese, then you may find some info.

 

[axsepul]

Going to need a big dictionary... Wait, windows explorer can translate the whole page!

 

[axsepul]

microsoft translator says

Company
The company was founded in April 1948 with the designation of Monark Indústria e Comércio Ltda., in bairro da Bela Vista, São Paulo. His performance was directed to the industrialization and commercialization of bicycles.

In February 1951, after a phase of much growth, acquired the area in Chácara Santo Antonio, to where they were transferred to the factory and Office.

Changed the corporate name to Monark Bicycles S/A, in 1962.

In the first quarter of 2,008 industrial activities moved to the city of Indaiatuba/SP.

Vigilant in updating the processes, modernized installations, brought a higher technology to their production lines and perfected its human resources. The positive results were visible: improvements in the working environment, as well as products with enhanced security, more modern and that symbolize market trends.

1968 monark medalha de ouro
1968 monark medalla de oro
1968 gold medal monark

 

[glenn rich]

cool frames.bet uncle stretch could build one of those

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Definitely some 'out of the box' thinking on these frames. :roll:

This seat would be perfect for a cafe' racer idea I've got bouncing around in my noggin.

Cool stuff!

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[yoothgeye]

It never fails, those of us in the US look at things sold in other countries and think "Oh man, that's so cool, I wish they sold that here!" but nobody in those countries is saying that about anything we have that they didn't get.

 

[axsepul]

It never fails, those of us in the US look at things sold in other countries and think "Oh man, that's so cool, I wish they sold that here!" but nobody in those countries is saying that about anything we have that they didn't get.

i think you are wrong. they want stuff that we have, it's just that they can't afford it!

 

[yoothgeye]

i think you are wrong. they want stuff that we have, it's just that they can't afford it!

Wish I knew what they wanted that is "normal" to us, maybe we could work out some trades.

 

[axsepul]

i think shipping cost will kill any deals!