Here is an astonishing 3Rensho track frame:
THAT is beautiful
THAT is beautiful
Yoshi Konno (Yoshi Miyakawa), masterbuilder of 3Rensho frames, is known to be quite an innovator back in his days. Started off unbrazing Cinelli frames after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, his craftmanship soon got well sought and from there his career built him into a masterbuilder! and by looking at that marvelous track bike, his brains are most likely ahead of everyone else! Sadly, his precise craftmanship has been paralyzed due to a serious car crash and therefore, if you see a 3Rensho, empty your wallet without thinking because there will be no more of 3Rensho frames.
Yoshi Konno's meditating pose.. no wonder his builds were that awesome. got pic from 3Rensho
A personal customer of his which then became his very own apprentice was the ten-time Sprint World Champion, Koichi Yamaguchi. Koichi was trained as a masterbuilder, by a masterbuilder, to whip up some pretty edgy frames and by 1987, Koichi went to the United States and founded his own bicycle company, Yamaguchi Bicycles. Surely, Yoshi Konno gave him tips no other builder might have known. This is evident by looking at Yamaguchi's confident frames and 3Rensho would definitely be one of the company's references.
Finish with the biography, on to the frames. Up top is a very good example of 3Rensho's precise craftmanship of a track frame. However, if you wanna see true skills put into play by well known builders, time trial frames were meant to be fast'er' and therefore, would give a never ending 'wow'ness to your lives. Here's two of 3Rensho's TT Frame:
Yoshi Konno's meditating pose.. no wonder his builds were that awesome. got pic from 3Rensho
A personal customer of his which then became his very own apprentice was the ten-time Sprint World Champion, Koichi Yamaguchi. Koichi was trained as a masterbuilder, by a masterbuilder, to whip up some pretty edgy frames and by 1987, Koichi went to the United States and founded his own bicycle company, Yamaguchi Bicycles. Surely, Yoshi Konno gave him tips no other builder might have known. This is evident by looking at Yamaguchi's confident frames and 3Rensho would definitely be one of the company's references.
Finish with the biography, on to the frames. Up top is a very good example of 3Rensho's precise craftmanship of a track frame. However, if you wanna see true skills put into play by well known builders, time trial frames were meant to be fast'er' and therefore, would give a never ending 'wow'ness to your lives. Here's two of 3Rensho's TT Frame:
pics from Tokyo Fixed Gear's Flickr
pics from Tokyo Fixed Gear's Flickr
pics from Tokyo Fixed Gear's Flickr
Looks like as if a master samurai blacksmith has been colaborating with Sir Yoshi Konno! the aerodynamics' are just gonna make you fly!!!
another one:
pics from Tokyo Fixed Gear's Flickr
pics from Tokyo Fixed Gear's Flickr
pics from Tokyo Fixed Gear's Flickr
WOW. that is pure vintage sweetness with a twist of the future. ooh, I really want to speed on that devil looking frame!! it has got to be a lifetime experience!! DAMN.. *really wanting one..
