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Originally uploaded by minhi.
an espresso macchiato in the bodum pavina small glass.
Author: mxgian (Page 17 of 24)
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this is a nice touch. it uses a quick release for the stem tightening nut. on a normal bike this is an allen bolt. the quick release lets you lower the stem to make it more compact–or pull the handlebars out completely. the only problem is centering the bars when you tighten it back up!
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and here’s a picture of them in place. i bounced the flash off the rear wall (which is red) and that explains the slint tint. they look fine on the wall and they contrast to the nelson-like clock on the same wall.
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Originally uploaded by minhi.
i bought a pair of these nakashima like art pieces on ebay for less then $20 for the pair. This is the nicer of the two, the other one is sun faded.
These had a nice story, came from a home of a famous executive, lots of mid century modern furniture pieces from eames, springer etc so these very well could be nakashima but i’m not aware of him making small pieces like this. And nakashima-like pieces are pretty easy to forge since he used natural organic forms it was hard for him to maintain a theme that you can identify.
They’re still nice art pieces for less then $20, better then generic stuff you buy at pottery barn.
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Originally uploaded by minhi.
good picture of the rear spring, seat tube and hinge piece.
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Originally uploaded by minhi.
this is a no-name chinese branded rear spring. this is one of the odd things about this bike. Typically Japanese brands take great care to use quality parts and in this case a lot of the parts are pricepoint parts. the frame is chinese made, it’s steel (instead of aluminium), the seat is a fake brooks like springer model, the bmx wheels are no-name.
So it’s curious what market they were aiming at with this bike. and maybe that’s why i can’t find anymore info, i guess customers couldn’t figure it out either.
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Originally uploaded by minhi.
and this is the hinge for the folding mechanism. it’s a simple quick release, you unlock it and slide the pin up.
and yes, i already put an “In-N-Out” sticker on it. There are some scratches in the paint i want to cover up.
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Originally uploaded by minhi.
here’s a shot of the bike folded in half. the hinge is pretty simple but it feels strong and it’s very easy and fast to fold the bike in half and then unfold it.
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Originally uploaded by minhi.
Oh did i mention that this bike is full suspension 🙂 Considering that it’s a folder and full suspension, the 35lb curb weight is not so horrendous. There are also a few other things on it that make it so heavy. I’ll get to those shortly.
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Originally uploaded by minhi.
i recently bought this folding bike on ebay. It’s from a company called erotic machine works–which makes for an awesome frame decal.
The only bit of info i can find is that they made bikes in the late 90’s and they were based in Japan. The bike is actually very un-Japan as the build quality and parts are unremarkable.
I only paid $66 + 34 shipping for it. So for $100 i have a versatile bike that will fit in any trunk or a suit case for airplane travel.
I haven’t ridden it yet, it needs a new rear derailleur, but i’ll post a few pics and comments.