veganbikes

Fair dinkum, I mean CKs look nice so I can't blame you and I do have 2 of them currently and am considering one for a new bike build.

Rice and beans are also quite good, you season everything right and life is good.

I couldn't do the no parts bin thing but I get it, van life is awesome but offers little space for a parts bin.

However you have a nice looking bike so you did it well : )

bro

Thanks! Yeah I think about it sometimes like, this part works just fine, but what I really want is this other one that does the exact same thing... But idk, why not. The simple answer would be I'm just a bit of a perfectionist. I've spent so much on different backpacking gear just to save a few ounces. I really need a sewing machine hahah
What was it Diogenes said about lentils?

JohnDThompson 

It's been a long winter, and I let myself get really out of shape, so my project while waiting for spring to arrive was changing the drivetrain to get lower gears, and swapping the clincher wheel set back in, at least until the winter road debris gets cleared off.

imabeliever1

My Jamis Sonik I found NOS here locally a couple years ago. Added brakes cause there is a need for brakes here in Kentucky.

TugaDude

Love the color first of all. Bridgestone is a good frame, did you get that from one of the NJS dealers? I've seen some "race used" Bridgestones and Panasonics that looked awesome.

veganbikes

There is a need for brakes everywhere except a track. I cannot imagine any situation except on a track where not having brakes is better for actual riding. I have never been on a street and thought "yeah I wish I couldn't stop if needed in a controlled quick manner, that would suck" I get the cool factor of having knee and ankle problems when older and making brown streaks in the old white panties but in an unpredictable world I would much rather have the sure stopping power of a item designed to stop you rather than hoping some skidding will slow me down enough or my weaving skills will keep me alive. I mean no lies a brakeless bike looks nice but never have I ever not wanted to have them just to look better. My eeBrakes are sexy as hell and light as hell and stop really well so I get kind of nearly the best of everything or close enough.

bro

Thanks! It's rainbow flake too I love it

Yea I got it from Njsexport.com a few years ago for 600 I think, no dents or rust or anything.

TugaDude

$600.00 is a deal for a frame of that level of quality. Glad it showed up in such good shape! Feel free to post more pics, close-ups, out in the sun!

acoustophile

slshrflck

• Stratos frameset w/ Tange Prestige frame tubes & Columbus MAX fork

• Nitto Jaguar Pro AA stem

• Nitto B123A handlebar

• Shimano Dura Ace 7410 headset

• Soyo long grips

• Kashimax Five Gold Ti-7P saddle

• Nitto Jaguar NJSP72 seatpost

• Shimano Dura Ace 7710 crank arms w/ 51T Dura Ace chainring

• MKS RX-1 pedals w/ MKS Fit-Alpha Sprint single straps & MKS Super Alloy toe clips

• Shimano Dura Ace 7600 hubs laced to Araya 16B Gold tubular rims w/ Hoshi double butted spokes

• 15T Shimano Dura Ace track cog

• Soyo Gold Star tires

• D.I.D. Racing Pro chain

• MKS chain tensioners

• Kashimax 5 Gold frame protector

Bianchi pc

• Shimano Dura Ace 7600 hubs laced to Araya 16B Gold tubular rims

Do you ride on the street or is it a velodrome specific build?

Cheers

slshrflck

Thank you for the kind compliment. The way it is assembled in the photo is for the velodrome. I do have another set of pretty much identical wheels that currently have Soyo Super Rino tires on them. If I ever get the itch to ride this through the park, I can always toss those on.

grant40

veganbikes

Wait hold up... grant40 has fairly normal looking bikes? I didn't think it was true. Decent looking ones at that. The stem on that Miyata is sexy as well! It reminds me a bit of the Deda quill stems but I don't think it is one of those.

Bianchi pc

yes I was admiring the stem also.

Bianchi pc

What stem is that grant40?

TejanoTrackie 

Wabi finally has a picture on their website of a 42cm Classic with 650c wheels, so here's a preview of the one I've ordered which should arrive next week. Mine will be white with black components and have riser bars.

TejanoTrackie 

A better idea of what it should look like, although this one has silver components. Either way, it should look nice.

Zaskar

Just converted my now "old" road bike.

TejanoTrackie 

Today I received my 42cm (650c) Wabi Classic and got a chance to take it for a 10 mile ride. As expected it has that smooth steel ride and handles well. It's stock except for upgraded Panaracer Pasela Protite 650x28c tires (+$55). The pedals are Velo Orange Grand Cru Sabot ($84) and the bottle cage is Wabi from my parts bin. Total cost including shipping was $1104 and the weight as pictured minus the water bottle is 18.2 lbs. Although it does include a fixed cog on the flip side of the rear wheel, I intend to ride it strictly as a single speed, and hence the inclusion of a rear brake and no foot retention.


42cm Wabi Classic with 650c wheels

Fugazi Dave

Last year, I decided to customize my bike a bit. It was originally built up from spare parts by a friend of mine when I first moved to Japan, and over the last eight years I've been steadily replacing parts and making upgrades. Now, having customized the paint, it finally truly feels like my own. Paint job done with paint markers and masking tape.

Since these photos, I've swapped out the saddle and am currently running some Easton carbon flat bars instead of the bullhorns (gotta switch it up for variety).

Nabiis Alchemy frame, Trigon fork, Sugino cranks, Nitto stem, Rizing bullhorns, Fizik post, Vertex chain. Wheels are Phil Wood low flange laced to mystery rims with double-butted spokes (got the wheels from a friend, which is why I don't know what the rims are).





Never liked the color of the rims, but like them much better now that I've customized them. Was originally going to rebuild the wheels with different rims, but these are just so well built I won't bother until the rims wear out or get damaged.

psyphr

Wow, all of these NJS bikes on here are super well thought out builds. Make me want to get another

TejanoTrackie 

When I received my new Wabi Classic a couple of weeks ago I was happy with everything except the very narrow 50 cm riser bars and narrow 10 cm grips. I also don't like using cross brake levers on the ends of bars, preferring MTB levers instead. So, I've redone the cockpit with Nitto B809 63cm riser bars that I cut down to 59 cm, Dia-Compe Diatech Tech 99 brake levers and ESI Fatty's 13 cm wide grips. I did have to buy shims to adapt the 25.4mm bar to the 26.0mm stem. This has added about 1/2 lbs to the weight, bringing it up to 18.7 lbs. The added cost was just under $200, bringing the total amount spent to just over $1300.


42cm Wabi Classic with 650c wheels


Cockpit view

abshipp 

This is so killer.

Did you find a magic gear or is something eccentric?

Zaskar

Thanks! Yeah, I found "a" magic gear. This gear - 52:14; 99 gear inches - was at the top of, but inside of the target range.
I've ridden the bike three times - 20 mile loop with my club - and absolutely love it!