Thanks for posting. I'd like to see some more pics, if possible. They are very are nice and atmospheric. But, I can't see exactly how you constructed the basic steel and affixed the instruments. Was the steering tube welded/brazed to a steel or iron ingot? I am interested in this cuz I should be able to dig up a fork from a junked shopping bike (mama-chari).

QUESTION: So what do you do? Front hubs are 100 mm — like the fork-spread (duh). What about rear wheels: 110-135 mm. Do you use the Hozan for rears? In which case I am not getting something because you say that you use the forks most of the time. I'm very interested in any reply — at your convenience.

As for the Hozan YES!!! About a year ago, I found one on Japan Yahoo auction. I got a J-friend to help me bid. I was prepared to beat down any other bidders, and there were only one or two. But gall-durn — we messed up on the clock and missed the end of the bidding. It would have been so cool in my Japanese pre-fab bike garage!