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Custom Hybrid Yamaguchi

By visitordesign on 01/08/2007. Bike tags: Road bike | hybrid | nyc | road | Rolf | more tags >>
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custom yamaguchi road time trial/track hybrid

mavic bullhorns/thomson elite road stem

custom straight blade yamaguchi fork/1-1/8 king headset

rolf prima vigor

rolf prima vigor

sugino supermighty/campy 49t 3/32 ring

selle italia split/thomson setback

eggbeaters/fancy-ass hollow-pin KMC chain

DA 9-spd cassette/DA rear derailleur/DA bar-end shifter mounted to a paul thumbie

i wanted a road bike that felt like a track bike--sort of a reverse conversion--one that i could convert back into a track bike if the urge hit. after looking around, i hit up sachs. his wait list was long (though still on my radar for another project). i tried out some tri bikes, cyclocross bikes and road bikes. i assessed what i liked, what i disliked and what i wanted to retain from my track bikes. i factored in aesthetics and emailed yamaguchi. he understood what i was after and 3.5 months later, i had this. i designed the paint to compliment KY's sick fillets and geometry. my bike can beat up your bike.





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I keep coming back to this

Submitted by OnTwo on 06/07/2008.

I keep coming back to this bike again and again, i think it's the nicest Yamaguchi i've ever seen.

I like the idea of only having the RD, the thumbshifter is genious. Hope you don't mind but i may copy the idea one day.

Please tell me you're riding this bike every day

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4-5 days a week

Submitted by visitordesign on 06/13/2008.

i ride that one about 4 times a week.
i have a lot of bikes that need a lotta lovin'.

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ouch

Submitted by sardonic math on 05/27/2008.

this bike makes me ache...for a bike this sweet. crazy spoke count!

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I have ridden this

Submitted by Gyeswho on 05/10/2008.

I have ridden this bike...and it is good!
:satisfaction with a grin:

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great tub too

Submitted by loggiabike on 04/03/2008.

I, like so many others, think this bike is elegant in the extreme.

But I have also been wondering, who designed the bath tub in the background?

It's also quite elegant.

Thanks

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tub

Submitted by visitordesign on 04/08/2008.

thanks. the tub is one of the original philippe starck "edition" tubs. a client gave it to me.

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This bike is awesome

Submitted by IET on 03/08/2008.

Awesome bends

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pumped

Submitted by HC1623 on 03/04/2008.

pumped

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Your bike inspired me to build my bike

Submitted by tehschkott on 02/26/2008.

My frame sucks compared to yours, but she rides good and the configuration is sweet.

http://velospace.org/node/7113

17lbs! Holy crap.

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wavy bike

Submitted by Justin763 on 01/29/2008.

with the setback seatpost im getting kinda wooozy staring at it, sooo many bendssss....

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this is really nice!

Submitted by cyclebob13 on 01/21/2008.

this is really nice!

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haha, theres no doubt in my

Submitted by Master Of Pigeons on 11/27/2007.

haha, theres no doubt in my mind that your bike could beat up my bike. but then again, i'm not missing one arm and one leg.

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Really beautiful.

Submitted by Joshua A.C. Newman on 10/01/2007.

So clean! It looks like it was designed by Lego.

(That's one of the highest praises I know.)

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This is one of my favorite

Submitted by blickblocks on 09/26/2007.

This is one of my favorite bikes of all time. Thank you for building it.

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Wheels

Submitted by AlexSquirrel on 09/17/2007.

Those wheels look amazing! How does the frame ride? It looks so funky...a real beaut!

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I've had this picture on my

Submitted by Oliver Bludworth on 08/14/2007.

I've had this picture on my computer from the beginning.

Really amazing.

I'm playing with the idea of changing my handle bars to this.. with Ultegra index shifters though.

So pretty.

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oh yeah...

Submitted by gargiulomike on 08/13/2007.

how much does it weigh?

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weight

Submitted by visitordesign on 08/14/2007.

as pictured, it's under 17 lbs.

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!

Submitted by gargiulomike on 08/13/2007.

one of my favorite bikes of all time really

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Tops

Submitted by gnatthew on 07/31/2007.

Muy bueno. Machine's tops. Running in friction mode? Was contemplating 1x9 myself and curious about the friction feel.

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1x9 on friction

Submitted by visitordesign on 08/14/2007.

yeah. it's setup for 1x9 on friction mode. indexed shifting in a single chainring setup is a pain in the ass. the friction works great.

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trade? =)

Submitted by HawaiiIceMan on 07/31/2007.

Ill trade you my F4C for that....OH BABYYYYY!!

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well...

Submitted by whoosh on 06/25/2007.

i quit bikes now.

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hey dude..

Submitted by nichkov on 06/22/2007.

don't know if you knew this or not, but you're in this video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_7SKjIxlbHM

from about :44 to 1:00.

I recognized the bike as soon as I saw it.

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Oh man.

Submitted by o_O on 04/30/2008.

Right behind the guy snorting what i assume to be coke.
i laughed my ass off.

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ha

Submitted by visitordesign on 06/25/2007.

yeah. my friends made that. i actually think my friend john is riding the bike in those clips. i have the pink bunny jersey on.

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stunner!!

Submitted by quicksilvermess... on 06/20/2007.

i would like to ride it to the coffee shop and just sit there and look at it. really sweet setup!

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you have any pics of it set

Submitted by no name 3 on 06/17/2007.

you have any pics of it set up as a track bike?

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White or yellow tires would

Submitted by grumbledook on 05/30/2007.

White or yellow tires would be perfect!

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damn.,.

Submitted by nichkov on 05/24/2007.

definitely would kick ass on the crit circuit..

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If you don't mind...

Submitted by garth on 02/07/2007.

i'm going to build up a time trial bike just like yours.

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this is so clean. so good. I

Submitted by babychris on 01/18/2007.

this is so clean. so good. I love it.

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beatiful

Submitted by screamingveg on 01/13/2007.

I can't get over how clean this bike looks while still having gears. This is the first multi-gear bike I've ever seen that I've drooled over.

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HOLY FUCK!

Submitted by DoshKel on 01/09/2007.

HOLY FUCK!

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Your bike is a man amongst

Submitted by greg on 01/08/2007.

Your bike is a man amongst boys, a triumph amongst failed attempts, I love it

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ha!

Submitted by visitordesign on 01/09/2007.

haha. i wish i could say it was an entirely successful attempt amongst attempts, but there's a single issue with it that precludes that. yamaguchi's awesome though and he's doing what he can to insure that everything ends up perfect. that's all i'll say about that...

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shit.

Submitted by halfwholediminished on 03/29/2007.

i want a geared bike with geometry like a track bike...i think i might have to have a custom frame made for that purpose.
i love this bike.

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