Originally Posted by trespasser
Yeah, it's like saying all colnagos are built by ernest. no way. 3rensho was a pretty big shop, producing 100s of frames per month through 70's~90's. I have even seen MTB. Makino was one of the builders worked for konno, along with yamaguchi.
It is true that 3rensho are no longer made, but they are by no way rare or sought after, at least in Japan. I saw at least 6 3renshos in shops or auctions here in last 2 weeks for $200~$500!
This makes a lot of sense to me. I always wondered how Konno would have been able to make bikes for Specialized and Giant in the '80s.
So, am I a sucker for believing that Tanabe-san builds every Kalavinka? I thought I'd seen that stated...somewhere.