Hahahahaha
a.s.

A full NJS 3Rensho (or full Campy Pinarello) pales in comparison to the price of most decent cars, let's be honest here.

I came up on my ride from washing dishes and saving for a month or two. It was worth it.

this looks great! finally got it all dialed in?

Thanks! I'm happy with everything except for the bars. I like them, but don't love them - I have a set of RB018 bullhorns coming for another bike, so if I find myself in love with those I will probably spring for a second set for the 3Rensho.

Also, SugarPILL - I like the way you've plugged the bars. How'd you do it?

Get ready kids...my Samson is all built, my wheels and cranks are out being anodizsed gold now! Here is the breakdown:
-Samson Columbus NSJ Keirin Frame (Purple with Gold Glitter)
-Kashimax 5Gold 8P Saddle (White leather)
-Kashimax Dual Sprint Straps
-Kashimax Top Tube Protector
-Toshi Red and Yellow Strap Buttons
-DuraAce 7710 Road Bottom Bracket
-DuraAce 7710 Crankset Anodized Gold
-DuraAce 47t Crainring Anodized Gold
-DuraAce 36h HighFlange Hubs
-DuraAce 7400 Pedals
-Gold Anodized Chainring Bolts
-Nitto 120mm Jaguar Aluminum Stem Anodized Gold
-Nitto 36cm B123AA Bars Anodized Gold
-Nitto Seatpost Anodized Gold
-Velocity Deep-V 36h Rims Anodized Gold to match
-DT Swiss DB Silver Spokes lacd 3x

It will without a doubt be the ugliest coolest bike I've seen in Seattle! Very excited! Expect it to be ready in 7 days at the most!
a.s.

You're leaving the price tags on all the parts, right?

obviously!
a.s.

Wow, sounds so nice I'd only ride it on the track, atleast with that Kashimax on it... otherwise sweet bike. Samson's are my favorite NJS frames me thinks, very nice details / low key looks.

Nah, it'll be a street bike. It wil get beat up pretty well I'm sure. I think I'll build a Concept, or something Aluminum for the Track. I was thinking about a BMC Track Machine to match my BMC ProMachine road bike....not sure though. Money is not allowing! I just bought a race-mobile Volvo V70 R to get me to my road races, so the on-track bike will have to wait.
a.s.

holy geez..no wonder money isn't allowing.

haha no i understood that, i'm just saying your bike sounds so nice i'd be scared to ride it on the street myself because i'd get OCD about tiny scratches and stuff. and i'm rolling a nice 1,000 dollar halfway NJS set up myself, loving it too.

Green for the money, and gold for the honey.

Sounds fresh, can't wait.. Just love when people go over the top with their bikes.

dude your such a F#CKIN' tease, you better hurry the F#CK up with that build. a week, it doesn't take a week to put together a bike. hurry !
I need some bling bike porn

Special sale: Nagasawa Racing Cycle
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~nagasawa/hanbai.html

I know this isn't Keirin, but goddamn.

http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~nagasawa/Sany6.jpg

That aint a sale. Thats normal price. :)

I really need to get to work on my panasonic. It's got really old Dura-Ace stuff on it now and I am commuting on it. I got the bike in a strange state of repair: rotten bar tape, maladjusted front derailleur, flat tires with a ton of goopy stuff on the side, looks to be punk repair or something strange like that.

I really want to strip the frame down (has a lot of nicks and scratches) repaint and then build it up as a fixie with an aerospoke front wheel or keep the dura ace wheelset on there. It definitely needs some new tires, new bar tape at LEAST and a good solid cleaning. I've been too busy lately to really give it love or even ride much :(

I'm a noob, too, and my work schedule is hectic lately.

Was that a joke?

Here's my Anchor: "buttercup." She's not perfect but boy o'boy am I smitten with her. Try if you can (I know it will be hard) to ignore the old pedals with plastic cages. I plan to replace those with Custom Nuevos and Kashimax straps. I'm also thinking of swapping out the drops with bullhorns while I learn to skid. By the end of the week, she'll have a shiny new Fi'zi:k Vitesse saddle (so sad). I have grandiose notions of putting on a Suntour Superbe Pro drivetrain (chainring, cranks, pedals, I already have the cog). No other modifications planned for now. Oh, except to take the decals off the rear wheel (front is already done)...

Stats:
Nitto 123AA 39cm njs bars
Nitto Jaguar Pro 80mm njs stem
Strong-G 2.0mm grips
Dura-ace njs headset
Bridgestone Anchor njs frame, fillet brazed, 4130 steel, 51cm
Dura-ace 46t njs ring
Sugino 75 170mm njs cranks
(old Shimano pedals with plastic Christophe cages and EAI straps)
Sugino Grand Mighty 27.0mm njs seatpost
Kashimax FiveGold njs saddle
Suntour Superbe Pro hubs 32h laced (with 14/15 gauge spokes) radially front/2x rear to Velocity Fusion non-machined rims
IZUMI Model-V Super Toughness njs chain
Surly 19t cog
Kashimax frame protector
Conti tires, I forget what kind...

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2.../Anchor5BF.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...hor3resize.jpg

UGH....SO just got word from teh anodized yesterday...the cranks/chainring would not accept the anodize....do they are gonna be silver....gey. Anyhow, the bike will still have gold bars, stem, post, rims, etc....it will still be awesome! I'll have pics by Friday at the latest...the parts shipped today..and will be on my doorstep on Friday!
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I came.

This is my favorite thread - so I'm just trying to think of things to write so it doesn't die.

Here's the Nitto homepage: http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/~nitto210/

And here's my visit to the Nitto stand at a Japanese bike fair: http://tvvas.blogspot.com/2006/11/to...eel.html#links

And this is the Panasonic track frames site: http://www.panabyc.co.jp/products/pos/index.html

n/m!

for the love, how do i buy this?!!?
http://www.panabyc.co.jp/products/po...p28s_model.jpg

WHOA! That's hot like crazy!

I wanty.