yao mings gunnar

wow. thats awesome.

Yeah, good luck finding replacement 210mm cranks.

Watch it, Sheldon sez that those Hoshi's are break-prone, what with the no-nail-head-havings and all. Especially if they're radially laced, I 'spect.

Regardless, that bike is super. Don't change a thing if she's a track steed.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r..._4333Large.jpg
Sneak peek

i'm getting a bit tired of all these japanese frames

you'll be a LOT tired after a flogging on the rollers.

NOW SPIN!

I'm curious about how you did the top tube? From the photo set it doesn't look like you replaced the whole tube (some of the original paint is still visible)... did you sleeve two halves together? If so, why? You replaced the down tube and head tube completely and kept the original lugs, right?

Anyhow, congratulations on getting your frame back!

That is a handsome bike!

then sell all of them and ride something else.

wait... do you mean you're tired of other people's bikes?

so what?

:D XXX

Seen it in person at a bike shop over in (Rice) Univeristy Village , not as tall as I thought it would be.

Just looking at the second pic on the thread, the guy looks like a Gi Joe figure.

We pulled off the original head tube and down tube. The down tube was busted(obviosly) as well as bouth the head lugs were damaged. The top one cracked and the bottom one had a ripple in it. We used a new head tube and new down tube. I sanded down where the old top lug sat and we simply braised the new set up in place on to the old tube.

Fatlace x Tokyo x Carnival x T19
 

Sorry, it's been like over a year since I posted on here but at least this post has some relevance to the subject. I just got back from part 1 of 3 trips to tokyo this year. I took photos of the new Carnival shop which just happens to be owned by a friend, Yoppi of T19. Check out the feature, feel free to discuss. I watched the video in its entirety and I have to say, the guys over there are pretty good at doing tons of tricks. I know the sf guys went over there about a month ago and they had fun as well.

Photos on the homepage of fatlace.com

Here's a bike I picked up over there from a friend for only 300 bucks! woot.. It's an umezawa in excellent shape which was serviced by some kerin mechanic. I put it together using some older parts. Not at all njs but Its good stuff plus I'm not really into the whole i gotta have njs. Record cranks, velocity wheels and phil hubs ohh and the ital straps. the stars grips are from carlos at freewheel.

http://fatlace.com/arcenal/wp-conten...1/_1003770.JPG
http://fatlace.com/arcenal/wp-conten...1/_1003779.JPG
http://fatlace.com/lacedup/images/bl...me/umezawa.jpg
http://fatlace.com/lacedup/images/011707/4.jpg

Edit: my bad, you said japanese! Nice ride!

Nice ride. I went to that shop yesterday. Wheres all the japanese bikes? I guess they love the foriegn stuff there eh?

re:
 

Sic!!!

Finished!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Ken-Rolls1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...en-Rolls-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Ken-Rolls3.jpg

beautiful

...you gonna paint that?

how is that low flange phil holding up for you?
My wheel should be built by friday and I've had some people tell me that I shouldn't have gotten the low flange phil. Fashion's a *****, but I'm happy with my purchase.

Phil would not put out a product that was some how flawed.

Its got 4 coats of clear on it if it starts to rust ill see it and then ill paint it. Right now im really enjoying this look.

Oh, OK. I really like the look, too. I thought it was just bare steel.

I dig.