Hi Folks...

Things were jumping at the Marymoor Velodrome last night. Here's a unique little bike. I'm told it was built by Yoshi Konno shorlty before his accident as a sprint bike. The unusual frame design was intended to increase the verticle stiffness of the frame during hard sprinting. I suspect there are not alot of these floating around. Enjoy.

Jim

very cool. yoshi konno's craftsmanship is unsurpassed imo. thanks for that.

That's a girls bike!

Well, dude, it's nothing special. It's just a mixte...track bike.

Seriously, I love all these spooky extra-stiff or extra-aero or extra-whatever mutant frames. I suspect there's little to no sound data-driven engineering to it, merely the intuition of a skilled craftsman (which is sometimes correct and sometimes not). So who knows if they work, but they're definitely a mind game, aren't they?

Thanks for bringing that bike to our attention, Jim.

God had Yoshi make one just like it and it shaved two tenths off her best flying 200.

forget all the efficiency crap, think of how much FUN that thing must be

trying to convince yourself to spend tons of cash on a bike because of subtle nuances in the geometry or because it looks weird or whatever is total crap, training pays off in real numbers!!!

Yeah, but would you -really- ride it?

I'm a careful student of mixte design. And I really like the lines of that bike. There's something there that I haven't seen before. And I'd ride it.

But would you? Really.

i would, but i'm weird. i like compact track frames of any kind, they look cool, they look fun, they look like they'd take off like a bullet. and i bet they do.

for example



unforunately i'm a tall fellow, so most compact models are a no-go.

but on the other hand, studies show that tall men are generally more successfull, and more desirable to women.

i guess i'll take it.

Not only would I ride it, there's at least a 50/50 chance I'd put priest bars and a bell on it.

cool bike, thanks for posting jimv. I'd kill to find a 3Rensho in my size.

With the Zipp wheels intact, I hope!

Is it UCI legal?

Was there any doubt?