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Please do tell!

They're just not the same I really want to go for full Japanese and as NJS as possible.
I don't mind non NJS, just has to be Araya.

I can see the appeal, they're great looking rims. I think also the fact that they're available off the shelf puts me off a little, I'm looking for something different if not the Golds

They're the same rims I've currently got in my possession, albeit not in the best of conditions.

You don't happen to have a pair in NOS condition do you?

I've been toying with a girlfriend build for a while now, but ultimately she will have to prove to me her respect of the ways of cycling and cycle building before she is even remotely worthy... All I'm getting recently is "you love bikes more than me".........

.......Would be a tough decision if it came down to it

this one?:
http://velospace.org/node/45162

Ignore me, mustreaddates

you not have a particular name lined up?

frame?

whats the plan?

no, yours is way faster than me:)

pm shinkuu kiss, he relaced some rims recently and might be left with a set of 36h japanese road clinchers

Where can i find yours 1000aa? i wants to looks

Id like to be able to ride my bike please. :(

I needz Rimz

that is all

Im inclined to agree with the guy though, there is a bit of pull through on some of the eyelets.

glad your build is coming along so fast!

Do i detect a hint of sarcasm!?!

Ok so not

Wheelbuilding tiiiiimmmmmeee

Just popped down to LBS to get rims and hubs laced with the Hoshi's and the fella (who i trust implicitly) has told me to go buy some new rims as he wouldn't lace my hubs to "knackered tubs"........

So!

Anybody got a pair of 16b Gold Araya NJS Tubs or some other Japanese substitute, such as Araya RS 430's?

PLEASE!!?!??!?

7500 Group almost complete:

The god of post was shining on me this morning (although not the god of custom charges..)

Wheelbuilding tiiiiimmmmmeee

And the "twat" who bid 14k, I guess probably had received a similar response and deserves to also receive a pat on the back.

I enjoy the fact he's a lawyer and cannot spell. how 'rediculous'. Lol silly boy....

Ah fuck I just saw collection only

Saw it and it immediately reminded me of the chrome Sancineto I had when I lived in Basel..... Memories....

If you'll post up to Manc il take it...

Dibs

Ha, that said in complete irony, as my latest two from america still don't even register on Parcelforce's track&trace and these are almost 3 weeks down the line!

All the stuff i've ever got from Japan (all from NJS Export/Kagetsuen) has taken less than 7 days from JP to my local Parcelforce depot, i dont bother arranging delivery, pop by the depot, pay the charges there and then and take away in my hand. Ive recieved the little tearoff slips from parcelforce detailing the charges and how to pay them over a week after having already picked the package up, i think that might be the main holdup.
I just always make sure to keep an eye on the track and trace via Parcelforce's website, i find it highly accurate and has never failed me yet, and id say over the last 3 months received 20+ packages from overseas, mainly Japan & America.

A little strange though, as the hubs were also ordered from America, a few days previous to the chainring and bb and they arrived over a week ago.....

ok ok ok im almost there!

Dura Ace 7500 cranks are in the country, somewhere, needs customs paying then delivery - on that today

Dura Ace 7500 Chainring - apparently (according to tracking) still stateside!?!

Dura Ace 7500 Bottom Bracket - same as above - been well over 10 days now

(really have to applaud the guys at Kagautsen - Toshi in particular - (NJS Export's ebay shop) for getting the cranks shipped to uk in about 3 days - keep up america!)

pretty much everything is here for wheels - awaiting a delivery of Hoshi Spokes today from the guys at Tokyo Fixed - Jamie and Morgan sorted me out there - really helpful fellow's

im literally playing a waiting game for parts - no more fucking about with plans, i have full 7500 groupset now and that isn't going to change!!!

As soon as parts arrive il start documenting build again!!

Just found this in my dad's garage, remembered he had a stash of old frames, think this is all thats left after a recent clearout.

Does anyone know much about Quinn frames?

Im a bit baffled by the serial number as i thought early models all started with Q

Some crazy lugs on the forks and the paintwork, even tho pretty fcuked, is an incredible pearlescent creamy white with a slight sparkle in it where there are clean patches

may have just found my next project.....

any thoughts or tips, maybe a couple of Quinn experts out there?..

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8616820151_4052ca0e84.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8616820741_d16c55d921.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8617929086_74d076e7e7.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8617930700_2cb8e22932.jpg

In an update of this, ive just found a little more info, turns out it could be an 80's Quinn frame

There are three bikes about 7 from the bottom of this list which all look pretty much the same style lug work etc:

http://classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Harry_Quinn/HQuinn_registry.htm

http://classicrendezvous.com/images/British/Harry_Quinn/M2H3098C.jpg

http://classicrendezvous.com/images/British/Harry_Quinn/singo696@tiscali.co.uk/1.JPG

Yeah i did notice after spending the last few months pawing over the Nag that this looked horribly cheap in comparison.

from a light bit of research in between selling and then re-buying 'Harry Quinn' the bikes were made abroad, and often as HQ badged Townsend and Falcon frames, i hazard a guess that if this wasnt an HQ respray, then this is just a cheap frame badged as a HQ

Just found this in my dad's garage, remembered he had a stash of old frames, think this is all thats left after a recent clearout.

Does anyone know much about Quinn frames?

Im a bit baffled by the serial number as i thought early models all started with Q

Some crazy lugs on the forks and the paintwork, even tho pretty fcuked, is an incredible pearlescent creamy white with a slight sparkle in it where there are clean patches

may have just found my next project.....

any thoughts or tips, maybe a couple of Quinn experts out there?..