3Rensho or Sparton?
09-10-08 | 07:18 PM
#51
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One skid from blown knees
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There are things going on here you folks don't understand.
Yes I can get a new Panasonic on ebay for $800, but look at the differences.
Look, there's a reason half the shoes in my collection are older than me...and will outlast me. Sure I can go out & but some Kenneth Coles, Guccis, Pradas. But those are throw away shoes. That dented frame comes with a story & history behind the dent, plus it will sell for more than I bought it for after I'm done with it. Youngsters.
Yes I can get a new Panasonic on ebay for $800, but look at the differences.
Look, there's a reason half the shoes in my collection are older than me...and will outlast me. Sure I can go out & but some Kenneth Coles, Guccis, Pradas. But those are throw away shoes. That dented frame comes with a story & history behind the dent, plus it will sell for more than I bought it for after I'm done with it. Youngsters.
09-10-08 | 07:41 PM
#52
ready for the freakout
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From: the 757
Bikes: Spicer track
There are things going on here you folks don't understand.
Yes I can get a new Panasonic on ebay for $800, but look at the differences.
Look, there's a reason half the shoes in my collection are older than me...and will outlast me. Sure I can go out & but some Kenneth Coles, Guccis, Pradas. But those are throw away shoes. That dented frame comes with a story & history behind the dent, plus it will sell for more than I bought it for after I'm done with it. Youngsters.
Yes I can get a new Panasonic on ebay for $800, but look at the differences.
Look, there's a reason half the shoes in my collection are older than me...and will outlast me. Sure I can go out & but some Kenneth Coles, Guccis, Pradas. But those are throw away shoes. That dented frame comes with a story & history behind the dent, plus it will sell for more than I bought it for after I'm done with it. Youngsters.
09-10-08 | 07:45 PM
#54
extra bitter
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There are things going on here you folks don't understand.
Yes I can get a new Panasonic on ebay for $800, but look at the differences.
Look, there's a reason half the shoes in my collection are older than me...and will outlast me. Sure I can go out & but some Kenneth Coles, Guccis, Pradas. But those are throw away shoes. That dented frame comes with a story & history behind the dent, plus it will sell for more than I bought it for after I'm done with it. Youngsters.
Yes I can get a new Panasonic on ebay for $800, but look at the differences.
Look, there's a reason half the shoes in my collection are older than me...and will outlast me. Sure I can go out & but some Kenneth Coles, Guccis, Pradas. But those are throw away shoes. That dented frame comes with a story & history behind the dent, plus it will sell for more than I bought it for after I'm done with it. Youngsters.
Get the 3rensho and do it up with proper NJS components -- that bike deserves it. It's a great deal on a sweet bike with character.
Maybe post pics of some of those classic shoes when you get a chance so people have a better feel for what you're talking about.
09-10-08 | 07:49 PM
#55
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One skid from blown knees
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^I had to read that 3 times. (unsure of sincerity) Thanks?
https://jonnycycles.blogspot.com/2007...me-repair.html
https://jonnycycles.blogspot.com/2007...me-repair.html
09-10-08 | 07:58 PM
#57
ready for the freakout
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Bikes: Spicer track
^I had to read that 3 times. (unsure of sincerity) Thanks?
https://jonnycycles.blogspot.com/2007...me-repair.html
https://jonnycycles.blogspot.com/2007...me-repair.html
09-10-08 | 08:08 PM
#58
yo yo yo yo yo
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From: delaware
Seriously. People on here have no idea what they're talking about. The Sparton is a really nice, serious track frame like the Hour, but that 3rensho is worth a bit more than your standard, vanilla Rensho frame thanks to that dent and its possibly hardcore history. You might check whether it is/was owned by a messenger, since that couldn't hurt the value either.
as for the serious track frame thing, according to the sparton geometry page - https://www.thevarsityproject.org/geometry - track geometry it ain't got..
09-10-08 | 08:16 PM
#59
666
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From: Minneapolis
Bikes: Raleigh 29er, IRO Angus frameset- random components, Giant Bowery, Raleigh Rush Hour frameset-future build
09-10-08 | 08:24 PM
#61
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I know fellas. Just that that was extremely mild coming from "the bitter one".
After speaking with Jorge from Sparton on the phone, it became clear that they measured 1 (probably small) frame & guessed the rest of the sizes geometry.
This video (seeing the bike) is what has me ready to order.
After speaking with Jorge from Sparton on the phone, it became clear that they measured 1 (probably small) frame & guessed the rest of the sizes geometry.
This video (seeing the bike) is what has me ready to order.
09-10-08 | 08:35 PM
#66
Cornucopia of Awesomeness
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And it comes in 31 flavors!
