pics?


where are the pics?

Indeed. Send some pics of that "OLD BIKE FRAME".

If you ever want to trade you old bike frame for a newer model, pm me. I'll even pay shipping!

i ran home from work on the quick when my roommate called to tell me that it had arrived. i couldn't stay long enough to take pictures.. i will when i get home. it was hard to pull myself away from it.

i e-mailed shinji in english to ask him if i could buy the frame. he said to formally agree to buy. i sent him an e-mail in broken ass japanese telling him that i would fill out the online form and submit it. so i filled out the on-site form in japanese, submitted it. later, when i sent the money order (with a letter in japanese), i e-mailed in japanese again and asked them to tell me when it shipped. i then received an e-mail in engilsh saying that it shipped and that it should arrive in 3-4 business days. it did.

Are you going to name it Kazu?

m.

I received my frame from them this morning as well. WOO! I opened my door and saw a Nagasawa branded box sitting there. Not a bad way to start a day. And the packaging was insanely good. Frame was in perfect shape, and there were no duty fees or anything.

shants and TNCLR are both making me shiver waiting for pics to be posted. Congrats to both of you. <grumble, grumble>

TNCLR: pics?

well, i get of work at 5:15EDT and will have pictures up shortly thereafter. hold onto your hats.

yeah, i'll post some.

as promised. still waiting on the proper dura-ace wheelset to be built. suntour superbe pro cranks, superbe pro pedals, toshi straps, mks aluminum clips, hatta headset, sugino bb, nitto bars/stem, nitto seatpost, kashimax saddle, and hkk chain.

may i be the first to say: yeow! hubba hubba! ahh OOOO gah!!!!

What dolface said.

What a beautiful bike. Stunning to say the least.

Dammit shants! It's like 10:30 EDT, and where your pics at?

ARRGH!

okay - i don't know you TNCLR, but i hate you (i think). i'm pretty sure that was the frame I was looking at, it's like a 52-53ish cm frame, right?

just kidding man, it's beautiful. i'm totally jealous.

thanks for the compliments.

yeah, it's a 53. there's another one up there though. it's identical except it has some yellow accents instead of blue.

oh! excellent! let me know how your new baby rides.

sorry about the picture delay... after work i ended up getting wasted. alas. anyhow, the bike came and looks like it's seriously never been ridden. there is only one very very small location on the tip of a bottom bracket lug, where some paint has chipped. the rest of the job is totally pristine, all the way down to the silly foil decals that are on it.. clearcoated and glittered the hell out:

http://www.chemicalwarfare.net/~apratt/makino-01.jpg
http://www.chemicalwarfare.net/~apratt/makino-02.jpg
http://www.chemicalwarfare.net/~apratt/makino-03.jpg

i don't have it built up yet or anything. i have a full dura ace group, minus the headset (which is a hatta swan super deluxe), going on the beast once I receive a bike in the mail to harvest. my hubs, though, aren't 36H, so they're not NJS.

best thing ever -- everywhere that there is a Makino logo, there is this totally ridiculous motto printed under it: "THE POSSIBILITY IS FOR VICTORY IS UNLIMITED."

enjoy.

oh *****, not the momo special! in Japanese 'momo' can mean either 'peach' or 'thigh'. take your pick.

bow down to the thigh special. haha

man, that seat tube looks ridiculously steep.

That bike is putting out some serious Sailor Moon vibes. Wicked.

m.

f*ck yes, it's 80degrees.

Okay - I'm a sucker so I think i'm going to buy one of these. Who is the chicagoland area is in with me? I want to snap one up before they decided to stop shipping to the US again. They reduce the shipping cost for two frames, correct?

Get back to me ASAP if you're interested. i want to do this now.