3Rensho Track

By gnatthew on 09/09/2009. Bike tags: Track bike | 3rensho

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Frame / Size / Year:
Late 80's Katana

Handlebars / Stem:
3ttt / Nitto

Fork / Headset:
Stock / Chris King

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Atlanta / Phil / Sapim

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Atlanta / Phil / Sapim

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Dura Ace / Sugino

Saddle / Seat Post:
Kashimax / Random carbon

Pedals / Chain:
Origin8 / Shadow Conspiracy

Notes:

I'm probably, against all conventional wisdom, going to strip all the paint off this guy and respray it flat black.

People who friended this bike sashae, txjonforsure, craiglowery, nikita, Darwin401K, silbert72, mafffoster, alejandrolavinjr, CONDENADO, kryptocaine, CaleXIX

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black

Submitted by nikita on 09/09/2009.

please don't do it! flat black is worse than flat pink

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Alright then...

Submitted by gnatthew on 09/10/2009.

...how about raw steel with NOS Rensho decals and an auto-quality clearcoat?

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Please! Anything is better

Submitted by georgecostansa on 09/10/2009.

Please! Anything is better than flat black=)

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The black spokes with the

Submitted by RideEveryday on 09/09/2009.

The black spokes with the silver Atlantas look great! Are they bladed?

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if you are going to flat

Submitted by flatblackcapo on 09/09/2009.

if you are going to flat black it just spray over the paint so if you change your mind or ever sell it you can just lightly buff off the flat black and wha la original paint.

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flat black

Submitted by Hrrundel on 09/09/2009.

do it up maaan

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This is my old frame, please

Submitted by txjonforsure on 09/09/2009.

This is my old frame, please so not strip the paint, this thing's a rareeee find.

Did you get it off of eBay for 00 or whatever the ridiculous amount was that the seller wanted?

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Mistaken Identity

Submitted by gnatthew on 09/10/2009.

Wasn't a rare color, I got this from a dude in Denver who sold it to me for a fairly reasonable price direct. I love the bike to death but the color is hella ostentatious.

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Nope. It's definitely the

Submitted by txjonforsure on 09/10/2009.

Nope. It's definitely the same frame I had. 52.5 x 52.5. The same little piece of the builder's sticker is missing. I've never seen another katana track frame, only road frames.

It was up on ebay for 1400 several months ago from a seller in China or somewhere.

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Mystery for sure. Dude who sold it to me claimed to have been the only owner for the last 6 years. Well below 1400 that's for sure. I've seen 2 other Katana track frames in this exact same color and around this same height, so I wouldn't be surprised if they were different frames.

At any rate, I'll do it up right I promise.

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..

Submitted by sashae on 09/09/2009.

just like the cyclops, you do this to pain me ;)

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Ghost of Cyclops...

Submitted by gnatthew on 09/10/2009.

Hey man I got NOS 3Rensho decals and everything, going to get a professional job for real. I learned a hard lesson from that Cyclops...

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.

Submitted by gareth_lindsay on 09/10/2009.

will look good clearcoated.
Be good to see a nice keirin frame without a fussy build and a nice but rugged paint job!
Raw metal all the way i say, my alu frame has been stripped for about a year with some crazy things going on there.

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excellent!

Submitted by sashae on 09/10/2009.

Great news! I've got a 3R roadie in need of resto myself, I have the decals but haven't gone ahead with the paint...

Good luck with the paint! I hope the clear turns out well.

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