A project on the go:
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Of note:
- restored Motobecane frameset
- Phil Wood hubs
- Mavic Open Pro rims
- Mafac brakes
- Nitto stem
- Honjo fenders

It should turn out nicely (in the end it will be a singlespeed townie).

I want a carbon rim job.

The Honjos look great. Post the finished pic.

I thought those fenders were plastic-wrapped tires.

true class

is that what the hell that tool is for?!?

only tool i see is a bike stand?

I think he's talking about the not-a-seatpost. And yes, that is exactly what it's for.

cause clamping yer frame into the stand is not classy.

My Yamaguchi Asymetric Track:

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More pics and specs here...

great, now my mind is blown

That thing is wild.
Can you explain the advantages of the unusual frame design?
Looks amazing.

Oh, this is sure to get interesting. Like the last few times...

Thanks man! As far as I've been able to tell the only major advantage to this particular frame design is the attention is commands, hehe. No seriously, I've been chugging along and had people driving next to me try to start conversations about it. Other than that it rides like a dream!

So you ride it on the street a lot? It visits the track i assume though?
Really cool stuff! Thanks for posting it.
The stand is taped to the crank. :)

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Too much leather.

Sweet tho.

Not many of those bikes exist. Being too long away from the track probably makes it sad.
I hope it gets raced every once in a while.
Good looking build though.
Looks like it might be one of the most expensive builds I've seen.

I've been lusting after one of the sloping TT + curved seat tube Yamaguchi's but they've always been way outside my price range.

So sick. So so so so sick.

Just to make sure the Yamaguchi doesn't get all the love, this is going to be awesome. Who did the paint/decals? It looks great.

I think that Yamaguchi just might fit my vision of the hottest bike (even the Brooks doesn't look awful (though I would change it)). Wow.



I just took pictures of my Makino to post, but I think it may have to wait. That Yamaguchi is killer.

The rims are just the stock Alex DA-22s. I was thinking about getting some open pros with my performance giftcard when they are in stock.

I actually thought that was going to be a big problem, but my hands are just fine on the tops of the bars. I think it would be uncomfortable for long distances. Luckily I never have the need to ride more than about 10 miles at a time. The tape is Soma Thick and Zesty. I think it matches the brooks pretty well.

it's official. i hate you tripleC. this makes the third bike i've seen at some point in my life and longed for, and now i just come to find out you own it.

keep it up. buy me the bike eddie merkx hour record bike and that crazy pink bike with the two stems.

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Winner !

We can shut the thread now. :)

you mean the colnago TT frame