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that Nagasawa is really a beaut.

that Nagasawa is really a beaut.

It's not a Nagasawa frame, it's a COREX from South Korea. They've got their own version of Keirin.
They mostly buy parts/frames from the NJS circuit. love it to bits ;)
beautifull corex

nope, nuno. it looks like a re-badged nag.

pretty sure they are water transfers, soak them, slide them in place....etc....

sounds reasonable. thanks, you two. got a spare sheet to practice with. :-D

this one might be, but i've seen korean frames built with nag/3rensho lugs

Nice

Billysan, pretty motherfucking tasteful build, especially for your first go. Great Condor detailing on the BB shell.

One of these on their way for an all terrain fixed gear winter machine - whoop whoop! Im having the rear bosses off and the cable guides removed.

http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/Bikes/1C5C8F94-C060-400F-B3ED-C8472771646E.html

got some rims and hubs on the way too so i can build up the wheels in the interim - 3 weeks until it's ready - then i'll be asking some questions here about cranks for a the wider chainline.

Right it's coming in RAL 3005 (http://www.s-kfinishing.com/colorRAL.asp) so i need suggestions please -

EITHER:

all chrome build - though i'm going the bolt on hub method so hubs will be black

OR

a tasteful black and white build - it's going to be a "street bike" (ugh!) anyway so definately doesn;t need to look classic or owt.

Any thoughts?

It's not a Nagasawa frame, it's a COREX from South Korea. They've got their own version of Keirin.
They mostly buy parts/frames from the NJS circuit. love it to bits ;)
beautifull corex

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/keirinculture/corexbluedec1/

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/keirinculture/corexwhitedec1/

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/keirinculture/corexyellowjan22/ (I'm guessing this one is yours? From Keirin Culture to Tom83 to eddie? It's been dinged)

http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-155022.html

Corex is the leading condom brand in Korea.
http://www.pricehot.com/corexcondoms.html

here are a few other links to korean keirin stuff.
http://www.deko.jp/keirin/news.htm
http://www.deko.jp/keirin/bank.htm

converted mtb front hubs

im not really working on anything, more getting stcok and modding... i need to find some cheap drop down bars. anybody seen anything nice?
thank you

Work in progress - needs new bar tape, saddle is in the post and got to change that front wheel too.

Slightly embarrasing - seems I forgot the pic last time :o

Corex is the leading condom brand in Korea.
http://www.pricehot.com/corexcondoms.html

Has to be twinned with Ambrosio Durex rims in that case!

Would make it a safe ride...

Sorry!

MMMMMM whats the chainline on them?

nope, nuno. it looks like a re-badged nag.

Corex is a small Korean frame builder for the Korean keirin racing.
Most frame-builders there have come from Japan after having had been tought by the masters of Nagasawa/3Rensho etc back in Japan.

The frame builder for Corex was a student of mr.nagasawa for many years and has been granted the usage of nagasawa luging and building techniques. Because he left to make his own frames, he no longer is allowed to brand them nagasawa. But many nagasawa frames would have been accompanied by such experts like Jin (Corex).
You never know, the student may be better than the master so for me I think it means a lot that the ground work has been layed by the man himself and all the tradition techniques in frame building have been sustained.

and actually, corex are a damn rarer than nagasawa and still use the same light and strong tubing and gorgeous fine quality lugging

thats where I probably got the link from (keirin culture), my gf's VIVALO was bought from them.
I remember seing the Corex's selling. Nice, best of two worlds then, nag quality, korean rareness.

Where is Murtles bike dammit!

it will be fully finished tomorrow

Corex is a small Korean frame builder for the Korean keirin racing.
Most frame-builders there have come from Japan after having had been tought by the masters of Nagasawa/3Rensho etc back in Japan.

The frame builder for Corex was a student of mr.nagasawa for many years and has been granted the usage of nagasawa luging and building techniques. Because he left to make his own frames, he no longer is allowed to brand them nagasawa. But many nagasawa frames would have been accompanied by such experts like Jin (Corex).
You never know, the student may be better than the master so for me I think it means a lot that the ground work has been layed by the man himself and all the tradition techniques in frame building have been sustained.

and actually, corex are a damn rarer than nagasawa and still use the same light and strong tubing and gorgeous fine quality lugging

i stand corrected

It would have been funnier if Corex was the biggest condom maker in Korea!

Family condoms? wtf!

One for all the family.

If my family looked like that, i would

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