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1jacktripper
07-11-08, 01:06 AM
Pretty stoked about this one (http://s318.photobucket.com/albums/mm439/jack650/). Current plan is to turn it into a fixie for commute purposes. Although I'm wondering about the color. Should I just designate it as my beater/rain bike? What would you guys do?

x136
07-11-08, 01:36 AM
That's a pretty nice frame. Lugged, double butted steel, good condition, with that funky triple-triangle thing going on. I'd leave it the color that it is. :)

1jacktripper
07-11-08, 10:26 AM
That's a pretty nice frame. Lugged, double butted steel, good condition, with that funky triple-triangle thing going on. I'd leave it the color that it is. :)

Thanks, Alex. I'm leaning toward leaving the same color. There are some scratches on the frame already, so I'm thinking of taking it to get a paint job. This will be a good long project!

SO that "triple-triangle"...I'm scratching my head wondering if there's a purpose for that. Or is that just them Shogun-ites trying to be special? :lol:

ROJA
07-11-08, 02:15 PM
Nice. I had a Shogun in grad school!

hoo_koo
07-11-08, 02:46 PM
SO that "triple-triangle"...I'm scratching my head wondering if there's a purpose for that.

IIRC the seatstays crossing the seat tube & brazed to the top tube was for added stiffness. GT did the same thing.

That's a nice find, and I bet will make a pretty cool fixie! Have fun...