nateintokyo

hmm, before this devolves, let me (try to) change the subject:

VT tallbike

Looks really nice except for the splash bar tape.

chase.

hot dang, those wheels.

tommytannock

The obeys are in all the shops.

I thought that 17man seems a little much for what you get?

camashtorcal

(and possibly wheels, though the basic GranCompe wheels are nice and about 25,000 yenz).


Nate if you don't mind me asking but where might these GranCompe wheelsets be had for 25000yen？ I've been looking to replace　ｍｙ cheap wheelset with something a little nicer.

tommytannock

I paid 35k for grancompe laced to Deep Vs.
Haven't seen them for much less though?

nateintokyo

I hope I wasnt misleading
on their website the silver set is listed as 33,390 and the all black is 32,780, but that is list and some shops (not many) will go a bit below it.

the cheapest I have seen is 25,000 for the black set at Wakatsuki in Noborito, but it looks like they don't have them in stock now:
https://www7.plala.or.jp/cpswakatsuki/index.html


I haven't ridden them myself but have heard nothing but good things.

camashtorcal

thanks though for the info Nate. Looks like a cool shop to stop by regardless.

fetch

yeah its cool esp. when the bike look like doodoo and costs more than doodoo.

rynpaulbert

Nateintokyo, I just looked at your velospace and the bikes on there and I must say mate,
BEAUTTTTTTTIFUL pieces you have there!

nateintokyo

haha---thanks the only ones still around are the Venus and the Fanini (but the Fanini may soon depart. so sad)

went by Beans the other day. lots of neat stuff, as always:

cc700

god! awesome!

beardzilla

holy crap what frame is the black one with the super wide downtube??

ahand

ohmygod those tange frames are so niceeeeee

so-so

If i remember correctly, the black frames downtube is altered to look like that, as in the downtube is really the same tubing as the rest of the bike, and the guys just added on to it using something (don't remember) to make it look big and aero.


Not 100% sure on that though, I think I remember hearing it this way but could be wrong.

extremenergy3

Agreed!

cc700

sounds and looks about right. that's what i was thinking.

nateintokyo

the downtube on the black frame was carbon-laying practice. it's an Eimei underneath I think.

there are cracks in various spots from the steel flex at the head and seat tubes. more pics later.
that one-off Tange aluminum(!!) is really pretty ****ing radical.

the rims are most likely from the same factory as Gipiemme but I am not 100% on that.

lattanzio

yeah that tange is just absurdly cool

bexley

I bet magic happens in that crevice where the rear wheel gets to hide for a moment.

powerband

the_don,

I haven't the opportunity to be on the inside of "the fixed-gear scene" and personally don't understand much of the sentiment on particular bikes. (I just enjoy riding my fixed gear mountain bike and, now, my road bike.) FWIW, I also find the Fuji Obey extremely nice looking.

The first time I ever saw one was at a local bike shop; one of the guys who work there pulled his Obey out from the back to show me. It was absolutely beautiful. I don't know whether this guy is a hipster or poser or whatever terminology is popular within the fixed community, but I do know that he participates in various bike races, including the Sea Otter Classics, road racing and track racing. He also commutes to work from the East Bay to the Peninsula on his bike -- which is over 35 miles one way. He certainly loves his Fuji Obey. <Shrug>

nateintokyo

more of the orange monster. knock yourselves out!











faint light from the other side:

I should flipped the beast over.

spacehippo

holy hell.

VT tallbike

Excuse me while I go beat off.

freeskihp

why must you quote pictures?