Seriously Japan, WTF?
12-11-11, 04:04 PM
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Seriously Japan, WTF?
We're all way too used to the Japanese going completely gonzo on buying up vintage bicycle parts, ramping up the prices to where nobody else can afford them. Which would give the idea that Japanese are all riding around on meticulously restored vintage bicycles.
Uh, not by a long shot.
Warning: The following article comes from one of my favorite automobile blogs. It starts out with trucks. Bear with it, by the time you get halfway down the focus turns to bicycles. And, if you look closely, all the bicycles shown appear to have started out as something steel and somewhat vintage.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...h/#more-421992
Boy, can I see the possibilities for yet another group construction competition.
Uh, not by a long shot.
Warning: The following article comes from one of my favorite automobile blogs. It starts out with trucks. Bear with it, by the time you get halfway down the focus turns to bicycles. And, if you look closely, all the bicycles shown appear to have started out as something steel and somewhat vintage.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...h/#more-421992
Boy, can I see the possibilities for yet another group construction competition.
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12-11-11, 04:10 PM
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Ha, whoa! It looks like the stuff just bolts on and off at least. It's not what I would do, but they did it well. It would make my day to see something like that riding around here, it's definitely eye catching.
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12-11-11, 05:36 PM
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Slight hijack... For anyone into Italian stuff
https://life.nationalpost.com/2011/12...e-lamborghini/
https://life.nationalpost.com/2011/12...e-lamborghini/
slight hijack you say?
12-11-11, 05:44 PM
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