Sasha,
I saw your post early Sunday morning and, after a brief horrifying moment, realized you were joking. I figured I'd reply to the list later that day after more credulous members had had a chance to weigh-in. But I got busy with work and never got around to it.
Thanks for the entertainment, anyway. And for the thread earlier today that reminded me to check out the photos of your old Nagasawa and 3Rensho again. I never get tired of seeing those two.
Best,
Kerrigan Bennett Pleasant Hill, CA USA (now at the office in sunny and warm -- honest! -- San Francisco)
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Ya know, for an April Fool's joke, I'm VERY disappointed in everyone for total lack of righteous indignation -- I was expecting pitchforks, lighted torches, and a bubbling tar barrel! I wanted to build this bike as outlandish as possible while making it somewhat plausible (as in, a friend offered a pink deep v front wheel and a neon yellow saddle, but I didn't want to come off as color blind...)
Frame was fun to ride in that state -- extremely comfortable and mellow feeling -- even though I only took it about 4mi round trip in order to get photos. It's been re-hung on my wall and the borrowed parts returned...
Hope everyone enjoyed, regardless...
sasha 'fool me once...' eysymontt, nyc.
On 4/1/07, sasha eysymontt <sashae(AT)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It took me a while and a lot of effort to source the parts (wheels from
> France, tires from a dealer in the Midwest, saddle from a tiny shop in
> Vancouver) but I'm pretty pleased. The bike is extremely mellow riding in
> comparison to some of my other track iron -- very laid back, and a lot more
> rake on the fork so no toe overlap. I suspect I'll be riding it more often,
> as it was fairly easy to handle in NYC traffic.
>
> I've uploaded 17 photos of the bike, including nice, large close-ups...
> complete here:
>
> http://boxwood.subtle.org/
>
> Enjoy! Beautiful day to ride.
>
> sasha 'it may be #6844 on the tube, but it's #1 on my list...' eysymontt,
> nyc.
>
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> `+,.,+` new york city.